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Dexmedetomidine Related Cardiac Arrest in a Patient with Permanent Pacemaker; a Cautionary Tale
Author(s) -
SHAH ARTI N.,
KONERU JAYANTHI,
NICOARA ALINA,
GOLDFEDER LARA B.,
THOMAS KURIAN,
EHLERT FREDERICK A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00829.x
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , medicine , sedative , anesthesia , permanent pacemaker , agonist , cardiac pacemaker , sedation , surgery , receptor
Dexmedetomidine (Precedex®), an α‐2 adrenergic receptor agonist is frequently and safely used as sedative agent during surgical procedures. We report a case of a 76‐year‐old woman who developed cardiac arrest from the use of dexmedetomidine during pacemaker lead extraction procedure.