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Vasovagal asystole during spinal anaesthesia
Author(s) -
McCONACHIE I.
Publication year - 1991
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.1365-2044.1991.tb11497.x
Subject(s) - vasovagal syncope , medicine , asystole , anesthesia , premedication , spinal anesthesia , sitting , bradycardia , heart rate , blood pressure , pathology , reflex
Summary A patient in whom vasovagal asystole was induced by the performance of a spinal anaesthetic in the upright position is described. This illustrates the importance of routine monitoring of the electrocardiograph during regional anaesthesia. The risk of vasovagal syncope may be increased by the use of the sitting position and by the omission of anxiolytic premedication.