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Bradycardia as a side-effect to oxybuprocaine
1Coronary Care Unit, Kolding City Hospital, Denmark.
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
|February 1, 1990
Summary
Oxybuprocaine eye drops may cause sinus bradycardia, a slow heart rate, as a side effect. This adverse event occurred in a patient treated for acute conjunctivitis.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Cardiology
Background:
- Acute conjunctivitis is a common ocular condition.
- Oxybuprocaine is a topical anesthetic used in ophthalmology.