Korean J Crit Care Med.
2011 Nov;26(4):276-280. 10.4266/kjccm.2011.26.4.276.
Ventricular Fibrillation Soon after Endobronchial Epinephrine Application in a Young Man: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea. docra@docra.pe.kr
- 2Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
- KMID: 2228056
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2011.26.4.276
Abstract
- Ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest rarely occur after local application of epinephrine. Local and superficial application of epinephrine is a common hemostatic method during bronchoscopy, especially after biopsies. Although high plasma levels following endobronchial application of epinephrine have been observed in previous animal studies, there is no report of ventricular fibrillation after a usual dose of endobronchial application of epinephrine during bronchoscopy. We present a case of endobronchial epinephrine-induced ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest in a 31-year-old man with no previous history of cardiac disease.
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