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British Journal of Anaesthesia 2009 102(4):503-505; doi:10.1093/bja/aep038
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© The Author [2009]. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Board of Directors of the British Journal of Anaesthesia. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournal.org

Intraoperative cardiac arrest in acquired long QT syndrome

S. Dolenska*

Department of Anaesthetics, William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 8NU, UK

* E-mail: sylva.dolenska{at}ekht.nhs.uk

A healthy female sustained a life-threatening arrhythmia and cardiac arrest while undergoing routine surgery under general anaesthesia. Resuscitation was prolonged but successful, with a complete neurological recovery.

Keywords: complications, arrhythmia; sympathetic nervous system, epinephrine; toxicity, local anaesthetics


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Intraoperative cardiac arrest in acquired long QT syndrome or cocaine overdose leading to ventricula
Kathryn E Morris
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 16 Jun 2009 [Full text]

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