Key result
An 18-year-old woman without known cardiac disease developed nonsustained ventricular tachycardia during rapid mask induction with 8% sevoflurane for outpatient dental anesthesia.
Why the study?
Ventricular tachycardia is very rare in non-cardiac surgeries but can be fatal when it occurs, requiring prompt detection and management.
Case Report (n=1)
No
High concentrations of sevoflurane during rapid mask induction may trigger nonsustained ventricular tachycardia even in patients without known cardiac disease.
Anesthesiologists must remain vigilant for ventricular tachycardia in non-cardiac surgery; this case leaves open questions on incidence and optimal management.
During the perioperative period, anesthesiologists frequently observe cardiac tachyarrhythmia. Ventricular tachycardia is very rare in non-cardiac surgeries. However, it can be fatal when it occurs. Therefore, anesthesiologists should be watchful so as to not to miss ventricular tachycardia and take the appropriate steps to manage it promptly. We present a case, with a review of related literature, in which a non-sustained ventricular tachycardia was observed in a patient who visited the hospital for dental treatment.
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Kim et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (n=1). Sevoflurane was evaluated on Development of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. An 18-year-old woman without known cardiac disease developed nonsustained ventricular tachycardia during rapid mask induction with 8% sevoflurane for outpatient dental anesthesia.
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