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Asystole with convulsion following a subanesthetic dose of propofol plus fentanyl
1Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
Anaesthesia
|August 1, 1989
Abstract:
A case is presented in which asystole and convulsions occurred after an attempted induction of anaesthesia with propofol and fentanyl. The case suggests that a history of syncope may be associated with unusual susceptibility to the bradycardic effects of propofol.