The development of ventricular fibrillation due to etomidate for anesthetic induction: a very rare side effect, case report

Background and objectives: Ventricular fibrillation occurring in a patient can result in unexpected complications. Here, our aim is to present a case of ventricular fibrillation occurring immediately after anesthesia induction with etomidate administration. Case report: A fifty-six-year-old female...

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Main Authors: Murat Karcioglu, Isil Davarci, Nuray Kirecci, Adnan Burak Akcay, Selim Turhanoglu, Kasim Tuzcu, Sedat Hakimoglu, Seckin Akkucuk, Akin Aydogan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2014-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942014000500365&lng=en&tlng=en