A Case of Cardiac Arrest after Topical Phenylephrine Administration in Adenoidectomy Surgery

Some otolaryngologists administer topical phenylephrine for bleeding control in adenoidectomy surgery. Absorption of this drug from surgical site can lead to increase in blood pressure due to vasoconstriction and then bradycardia related to baroreceptore reflex.  Our case was an intraoperative arres...

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Main Authors: Samaneh Kouzegaran, Tahere Khazaii, Amir Sabertanha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2015-03-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_4061_edb4201fa7639a97247d83cbd0fad5ab.html