Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Case Reports Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
[Severe bradycardia and asystole with low dose sufentanil during induction with sevoflurane: a report of three cases].
In a randomized double blind clinical study using low doses of fentanyl or sufentanil during sevoflurane induction, we observed three cases of severe bradycardia, forcing us to discontinue the study. We wish to describe these three cases. ⋯ The addition of sufentanil, even at very low doses, during anesthesia induction with sevoflurane using a single breath technique, may be dangerous because of possible bradycardia and even asystole.