Title of article :
ADRIAMYCIN INDUCED PULSELESS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE DURING GENERAL ANESTHESIA FOR VENTRICULO-PERITONEAL SHUNT INSERTION - A Case Report -
Author/Authors :
CHANDER, BALA All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, India , BHAGAT, HEMANT All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, India , PRABHAKAR, HEMANSHU All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Neurosciences Center - Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, India
Abstract :
We report a case of a 45-year-old female undergoing an emergency ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery. The patient had brain metastatic lesions of breast carcinoma with associated hydrocephalus. She had received Adriamycin as a part of chemotherapy regimen for breast cancer.Her preoperative cardiovascular status was normal. Under general anesthesia, the patient had a sudden cardiovascular collapse. The patient had a pulseless electrical activity and required inotropic support for cardiovascular stability. The possible cause is discussed.
Keywords :
Adriamycin , cardiac toxicity , neurosurgery , general anesthesia , pulseless electrical activity.
Journal title :
Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology
Journal title :
Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology
