Anesth Analg 2002;95:319-321
© 2002 International Anesthesia Research Society
CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm Associated with Desflurane Administration
Emmanuel Marret, MD,
Olivier Pruszkowski, MD,
Arnaud Deleuze, MD, and
Francis Bonnet, MD
Département dAnesthésie Réanimation, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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IMPLICATIONS: The rapid administration of desflurane results in transient hypertension and tachycardia, especially in the presence of sympathetic imbalance. We report a case in which rapid administration of desflurane precipitated an accelerated idioventricular rhythm in a patient. This may have been related to a period of inadequate anesthesia.
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