CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS AFTER CHLORAL HYDRATE OVERDOSE

198026 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Arthur Brown · The Royal Melbourne Hospital

J. F. Cade · The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Abstract

A case of chloral hydrate overdose associated with ventricular arrhythmias which were refractory to treatment with lignocaine, but responsive to treatment with beta adrenergic blockade is reported. The probable mechanism of production of the arrhythmias is discussed together with its implications for management.

Topics & Keywords

Poisoning and overdose treatments Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Medical Journal of Australia

Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 28-29

DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb134571.x

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