Key result
Rauwolfia therapy history is linked to ~40% rate of vasopressor-refractory hypotension and bradycardia during surgery.
Why the study?
Does anesthesia in patients on Rauwolfia therapy cause serious falls in blood pressure and slowing of heart rate?
Observational (n=40)
Does anesthesia in patients on Rauwolfia therapy cause serious falls in blood pressure and slowing of heart rate?
Patients on Rauwolfia therapy for hypertension are at high risk of refractory hypotension and bradycardia during anesthesia, requiring preoperative discontinuation or intraoperative vagal blocking drugs.
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May warrant perioperative caution in Rauwolfia patients; Level 5 data leaves open optimal management strategies.
Charles S. Coakley (1956) conducted an observational in Hypertension (n=40). Rauwolfia therapy was evaluated on Serious falls in blood pressure and slowing of heart rate (hypotension and bradycardia). Among 40 surgical patients with a history of Rauwolfia therapy, 40% developed hypotension and bradycardia that did not respond satisfactorily to vasopressor drugs.
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