Why the study?
Does chlormethiazole infusion cause cardiac arrest in chronic alcoholics?
Does chlormethiazole infusion cause cardiac arrest in chronic alcoholics?
Caution is advised when administering chlormethiazole by infusion to chronic alcoholics during withdrawal due to the risk of cardiac arrest.
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Cardiac arrest may occur during chlormethiazole infusion in chronic alcoholics; this case report leaves open causality and requires confirmation.
Two chronic alcoholics who had cardiac arrests (one fatal) while receiving chlormethiazole by infusion are reported. Although a causal relationship has not been indisputably established, caution is advised when administering this drug to chronic alcoholics during withdrawal.
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