• Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jun 2012

    Case Reports

    [Major haemodynamic incident during continuous norepinephrine infusion: Beware of the infusion line. An avoidable postoperative hypertensive peak?].

    • S Ethgen, S Genay, B Décaudin, P Odou, and G Lebuffe.
    • Clinique d'anesthésie-réanimation, hôpital Claude-Huriez, CHRU Lille, 1, rue Michel-Polonovski, 59037 Lille cedex, France.
    • Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2012 Jun 1;31(6):550-2.

    AbstractThe restoration of patients' mean arterial pressure after ineffective fluid resuscitation is obtained by vasopressive treatment such as norepinephrine. However, no guidelines exist concerning a norepinephrine infusion method: whether it be the norepinephrine concentration in the syringe, single or double pump administration via a carrier such as an isotonic saline solution, or use of minimized dead-volume extension sets. We present the case of a female patient requiring norepinephrine treatment, who quickly suffers a major haemodynamic incident (a sudden rise in systolic blood pressure above 220 mmHg associated with tachycardia up to 189 b/min). The main causes of this incident are discussed and infusion parameters considered with a view to developing an optimal infusion method for a drug with a specific therapeutic index.Copyright © 2012 Société française d’anesthésie et de réanimation (Sfar). Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.

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