Acute Circulatory Collapse Followed by Cardiac Arrest during Thiopentone Induction

Authors

  • Md Rashid Ali Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, North Bengal Medical College, Sirajgonj
  • Md Jobaidur Rahman Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi
  • Kamrul Russel Khan Assistant Professor, Department of E.N.T, North Bengal Medical College, Sirajgonj
  • Shamim Adam Professor, Department of Orthopaedic, North Bengal Medical College, Sirajgonj
  • Shamsul Alam Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, North Bengal Medical College, Sirajgonj

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/kyamcj.v7i1.33769

Keywords:

Sudden severe hypotension, Anaphylactic shock, Cardiac arrest

Abstract

Acute circulatory collapse followed by cardiac arrest is a rare but serious complication of thiopentone anaesthesia. A 5 years old boy admitted in North Bengal Medical College Hospital with history of 'Recurrent Tonsillitis'. He was prepared for tonsillectomy operation. The reports of his clinical investigations were almost normal except E.S.R which was a bit elevated-09%. X-Ray chest was normal, other investigatios did not show any abnormalities. During induction with Thiopentone Sodium the patient had sudden cardiac arrest. In spite of all life support given to him the patient did not recover.

KYAMC Journal Vol. 7, No.-1, Jul 2016, Page 731-733

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Author Biography

Md Rashid Ali, Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, North Bengal Medical College, Sirajgonj



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Published

2017-08-29

How to Cite

Ali, M. R., Rahman, M. J., Khan, K. R., Adam, S., & Alam, S. (2017). Acute Circulatory Collapse Followed by Cardiac Arrest during Thiopentone Induction. KYAMC Journal, 7(1), 731–733. https://doi.org/10.3329/kyamcj.v7i1.33769

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Case Reports