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Asystole with convulsion following a subanaesthetic dose of propofol plus fentanyl
Author(s) -
DORRINGTON K. L.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1989.tb13588.x
Subject(s) - asystole , propofol , medicine , fentanyl , convulsion , anesthesia , syncope (phonology) , bradycardia , epilepsy , cardiology , heart rate , blood pressure , psychiatry
Summary A case is presented in which asystole and convulsions occurred after an attempted induction of anaesthesia with propofol and fentanyl. The case suggests that a history of syncope may be associated with unusual susceptibility to the bradycardic effects of propofol.