Cardiac arrest caused by intramyometrial injection of vasopressin during a robotic-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy
Vasopressin is a locally-injected vasoconstrictor used to reduce bleeding during gynaecological surgery. However, even in these cases, vasopressin can induce adverse effects, including bradycardia, myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest. Elevated blood concentrations of vasopressin may induce the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of International Medical Research |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060518805596 |