Key result
Propofol sedation was associated with the development of torsade de pointes followed by ventricular fibrillation in a patient undergoing closed fracture reduction.
Population
1 patient undergoing propofol sedation for closed reduction of a mid-shaft fracture of the tibia and fibula
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Propofol sedation may trigger torsades and VF; single case report leaves open causality and should not change practice.
Case Report (n=1)
Propofol sedation may be associated with severe cardiac arrhythmias such as torsade de pointes and ventricular fibrillation.
Douglas et al. (2008) conducted a case report in Mid-shaft fracture of the tibia and fibula (n=1). Propofol sedation was evaluated on Cardiac arrhythmia (torsade de pointes followed by ventricular fibrillation). Propofol sedation was associated with the development of torsade de pointes followed by ventricular fibrillation in a patient undergoing closed fracture reduction.
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