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Published on: June 20, 2020
Ogilvie Syndrome, Bradycardia, and Neostigmine
Asna Tasleem1, Adam Finkelstein2, Abdul Waheed1
1Family and Community Medicine, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, PA, USA.
Abstract:
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO), known as Ogilvie Syndrome, is an acute dilation of the colon in the absence of an underlying mechanical or anatomic cause. Neostigmine treatment is indicated following failed conservative management of ACPO, however neostigmine has its contraindications. This is a report of a unique case of a patient with a past medical history of symptomatic first degree heart block with a permanent pacemaker who received a bolus dosage of neostigmine treatment for ACPO in an ICU setting.
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