Post-operative cardiac arrest induced by co-administration of amiodarone and dexmedetomidine: a case report.
We firstly report a postoperative hemodialysis patient who was co-administered with amiodarone and dexmedetomidine and developed severe bradycardia followed by cardiac arrest. A 79-year-old male patient underwent an amputation of the right lower extremity. The electrocardiogram of the patient showed a complete right bundle branch block with left anterior fascicular block before the anesthesia, and paroxysmal atrial tachycardia over 200 beats/min lasting 15 min was observed during surgery. After admission to the intensive care unit, the intensivist and the consultant cardiologist decided to treat tachycardia using amiodarone. The initial dosing of amiodarone and the maintenance infusion succeeded to decrease the heart rate. Approximately 2 h and a half after the start of dexmedetomidine infusion for sedation, the heart rate gradually declined and severe bradycardia suddenly followed by cardiac arrest was observed. Resuscitation was promptly initiated and the patient regained sinus rhythm without delay. In retrospective analysis, the monitoring record of the electrocardiogram revealed the marked atrioventricular conduction abnormalities. This is the first case report concerning a cardiac arrest induced by amiodarone and dexmedetomidine.
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Medical Hospital, M&D Tower 15th floor, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, 1138519 Tokyo Japan.
Takafumi
T
Ohmori
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Medical Hospital, M&D Tower 15th floor, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, 1138519 Tokyo Japan.
Nobuhiro
N
Shiota
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Medical Hospital, M&D Tower 15th floor, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, 1138519 Tokyo Japan.
Akihiro
A
Haramo
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Medical Hospital, M&D Tower 15th floor, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, 1138519 Tokyo Japan.
Takahiro
T
Masuda
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Medical Hospital, M&D Tower 15th floor, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, 1138519 Tokyo Japan.
Fumi
F
Maruyama
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Medical Hospital, M&D Tower 15th floor, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, 1138519 Tokyo Japan.
Kenji
K
Wakabayashi
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Medical Hospital, M&D Tower 15th floor, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, 1138519 Tokyo Japan.
Yushi U
YU
Adachi
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Medical Hospital, M&D Tower 15th floor, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, 1138519 Tokyo Japan.
Koichi
K
Nakazawa
Amiodarone; Cardiac arrest; Dexmedetomidine