Case report: 2 cases of cardiac arrest caused by rhino-cardiac reflex while disinfecting nasal cavity before endonasal transsphenoidal endoscopic pituitary surgery.
BMC Anesthesiol
; 21(1): 18, 2021 01 13.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Trigeminal-cardiac reflex (TCR) is a brainstem vagus reflex that occurs when any center or peripheral branch of the trigeminal nerve was stimulated or operated on. The typical clinical manifestation is sudden bradycardia with or without blood pressure decline. The rhino-cardiac reflex which is one type of TCR is rare in clinical practice. As the rhino-cardiac reflex caused by disinfection of the nasal cavity is very rare, we report these two cases to remind other anesthesiologists to be vigilant to this situation. CASE PRESENTATION This case report describes two cases of cardiac arrest caused by rhino-cardiac reflex while disinfecting nasal cavity before endoscopic transsphenoidal removal of pituitary adenomas. Their heart rate all dropped suddenly at the very moment of nasal stimulation and recovered quickly after stimulation was stopped and the administration of drugs or cardiac support.CONCLUSION:
Although the occurrence of rhino-cardiac reflex is rare, we should pay attention to it in clinical anesthesia. It is necessary to know the risk factors for preventing it. Once it occurs, we should take active and effective rescue measures to avoid serious complications.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Hipofisarias
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Reflejo
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Nervio Trigémino
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Cuidados Preoperatorios
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Desinfección
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Paro Cardíaco
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Anesthesiol
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China