Emergency Medicine: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-7548
ISSN: 2165-7548
Asami Ohashi
Japan
Case Report
Transient Complete Atrioventricular Block Resulted from Cardiac Anaphylaxis Caused by Sugammadex
Author(s): Motoyo Iwade, Asami Ohashi, Miyabi Kamiya and Makoto OzakiMotoyo Iwade, Asami Ohashi, Miyabi Kamiya and Makoto Ozaki
The present report describes an elderly man undergoing surgery who subsequently developed complete atrioventricular block following sugammadex administration. Cardiac anaphylaxis due to sugammadex was considered to be the most likely cause. The onset of anaphylaxis may trigger severe heart block, attributable to the direct actions on the heart of chemical mediators... View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7548.1000370