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Anesth Analg 2005;101:635-636
© 2005 International Anesthesia Research Society
doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000175305.08998.1B

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Gatifloxacin as a Possible Cause of Serious Postoperative Hypoglycemia

Shane E. Brogan, MB, BCh, and Michael K. Cahalan, MD

Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Shane E. Brogan, MB, BCh, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Room 3C444, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132. Address electronic mail to shane.brogan{at}hsc.utah.edu.

The case we present describes an episode of serious postoperative hypoglycemia after cardiopulmonary bypass for a relatively minor cardiac procedure. A fluoroquinolone antibiotic had been administered, and we believe that this strongly contributed to this event. Fluoroquinolone antibiotics have a recognized propensity to alter glucose homeostasis.




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