Cardiac arrest after labetalol and metoclopramide administration in a patient with scleroderma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Although recent Food and Drug Administration warnings have noted proarrhythmic effects of droperidol, other antiemetic drugs may have similar effects. We report a case of cardiac arrest after uncomplicated regional anesthesia in a patient with scleroderma who received labetalol and metoclopramide after surgery. Metoclopramide should be used with caution when risk factors for dysrhythmia are present.
Medical subject headings
- Antiemetics
- Antihypertensive Agents
- Heart Arrest
- Labetalol
- Metoclopramide
- Scleroderma, Systemic