Key result
A healthy 21-year-old male patient developed sudden cardiac arrest without warning signs immediately after tourniquet release during epidural anesthesia, and was successfully resuscitated.
Case Report (n=1)
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Sudden cardiac arrest can occur without warning immediately after tourniquet release during epidural anesthesia, requiring prompt recognition and resuscitation.
Requires vigilance at tourniquet release under epidural; leaves open incidence, mechanisms, and prevention.
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Jeon et al. (2004) conducted a case report in Sudden cardiac arrest (n=1). Tourniquet release during epidural anesthesia was evaluated on Sudden cardiac arrest. A healthy 21-year-old male patient developed sudden cardiac arrest without warning signs immediately after tourniquet release during epidural anesthesia, and was successfully resuscitated.
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