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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Aug 2008
Case ReportsSerotonin syndrome following cardiac surgery.
- Ganesh Shanmugam, Blaine Kent, Turki Alsaiwadi, and Roger Baskett.
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax Infirmary, 1796 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3L 4P7, Canada. sgunpat@hotmail.com
- Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2008 Aug 1;7(4):656-7.
AbstractSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are widely used to treat depression. We report a case of serotonin syndrome following cardiac surgery. This syndrome is rare in the cardiac literature. The clinical features, diagnosis and management of this unusual syndrome are described. In patients with polypharmacy, it is important to take cognisance of serotonergic antidepressants and anticipate their potential interactions with drugs used peri-operatively. Early recognition and treatment is important as this condition is potentially fatal.
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