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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 d’Anesthésie Réanimation, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Emmanuel Marret, Département d’Anesthésie Réanimation, Hôpital Tenon-4, rue de la Chine, 75970 Paris Cedex 20, France. Address e-mail to emmanuel.marret{at}tnn.ap-hop-paris.fr

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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