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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1989, Vol. 62, No. 2 213-215
© 1989 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

case-report

HEART BLOCK FOLLOWING PROPOFOL: A CASE REPORT

M. F. M. JAMES, M.B., CH.B., F.F.A.R.C.S.*, C. J. REYNEKE, M.B., CH.B. and K. WHIFFLER, M.B., CH.B.

Department of Anaesthesia, Hillbrow Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand

We report two cases of ventricular arrest with persisting atrial activity in association with propofol anaesthesia. In both cases, antichol-inergic agents corrected the arrhythmia. It is recommended that anticholinergic drugs be given routinely when propofol is used in association with vagal stimulants.

*Address for Correspondence: Department of Anaesthesia, University of Cape Town School of Medicine, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa.


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