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CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Thoracic Cavity Irrigation: An Unusual Cause of Acute ST Segment Increase

Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Michael J. Brown, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905. Address e-mail to brown.michael3{at}mayo.edu

IMPLICATIONS: We describe an unusual case of acute ST segment increase secondary to warm saline thoracic cavity irrigation during thoracotomy. Temperature-mediated alteration of myocyte repolarization should be considered in addition to myocardial ischemia when ST segment changes occur.

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