Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest After Intravenous Administration of Kanamycin with Reversal of Toxic Effects by Neostigmine

Case Studies1 September 1963Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest After Intravenous Administration of Kanamycin with Reversal of Toxic Effects by NeostigmineCHARLES R. REAM, M.D.CHARLES R. REAM, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-59-3-384 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe purpose of this report is threefold: [1] to alert physicians to the curare-like effects that kanamycin may have on patients when it is administered intravenously; [2] to acquaint them with circumstances that may contribute to toxicity; and [3] to inform them as to the use of effective antidotes. Kanamycin is often used intravenously when a patient is critically ill with a serious infection. In such a patient kanamycin may, because of its generalized neuromuscular blockage, cause respiratory insufficiency and eventually respiratory arrest.CASE REPORTThis 16-year-old white female was admitted to Saint Elizabeth Hospital for the first time on...References1. DOREMUS WP: Respiratory arrest following intraperitoneal use of neomycin. Am. Surg. 149: 546, 1959. Google Scholar2. ENGELDENSON HLJS: Respiratory depression due to neomycin. Surgery 42: 862, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. FERRARAPHILLIPS BERD: Respiratory arrest following administration of intraperitoneal neomycin. Amer. Surg. 23: 710, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. GLIEDMANSELLERSSPIERGRANTBISTALKARLSON MLRDNRNBLKE: Respiratory arrest following intraperitoneal administration of neomycin: experimental study. Surg. Forum 9: 404, 1958. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. MCCORKLE RG: Neomycin toxicity: A case report. Arch. Pediat. 75: 439, 1958. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. 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