Convulsions and refractory ventricular fibrillation after intrathecal injection of a massive dose of tranexamic acid

Anesthesiology. 2003 Jan;98(1):270-2. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200301000-00042.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / complications
  • Aged
  • Antifibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antifibrinolytic Agents / poisoning*
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Drug Overdose
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Injections, Spinal
  • Male
  • Medication Errors*
  • Movement Disorders / surgery
  • Rectal Neoplasms / complications
  • Sacrococcygeal Region
  • Sciatica / surgery
  • Seizures / chemically induced*
  • Tranexamic Acid / administration & dosage
  • Tranexamic Acid / poisoning*
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Antifibrinolytic Agents
  • Tranexamic Acid