• Paediatric anaesthesia · Mar 2007

    Case Reports

    Cardiac arrest in a child with cerebral palsy undergoing sevoflurane induction of anesthesia after preoperative clonidine.

    • Mark M Goldfinger and Paul A Tripi.
    • Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. mark.goldfinger@uhhs.com
    • Paediatr Anaesth. 2007 Mar 1;17(3):270-2.

    AbstractClonidine is a frequently administered alpha2-adrenergic agonist which can decrease heart rate and blood pressure. We present a case of a 5-year-old child with cerebral palsy and seizure disorder, receiving clonidine for restlessness, who presented for placement of a baclofen pump. Without the knowledge of the medical personnel, the patient's mother administered three doses of clonidine during the evening before and morning of surgery to reduce anxiety. During induction of anesthesia, the patient developed bradycardia and hypotension requiring cardiac resuscitation. There are no previous reports of clonidine-associated cardiac arrest in a child undergoing induction of anesthesia.

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