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Asystole and bradycardia during maxillofacial surgery
R Campbell1, D Rodrigo, L Cheung
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong.
Anesthesia Progress
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
A Chinese female undergoing maxillary osteotomy developed asystole when the maxillary tuberosity was cut. Surgery was stopped. After about 10 sec and before instituting cardiac massage, sinus rhythm and bradycardia ensued. Atropine was administered intravenously, resulting in an increase in heart rate. No further episodes of asystole or bradycardia were encountered.