A case of asystole from carotid sinus hypersensitivity during patient positioning for thyroidectomy

BACKGROUND: We present a case of a patient with multinodular goiter disease who suffered asystole during head hyperextension for surgical positioning on the operational table. CASE PRESENTATION: Manipulation of carotid sinus may trigger bradycardia or even asystole even in patients without prior his...

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Autores principales: Lilitsis, Emmanuel, Papaioannou, Alexia, Hatzimichali, Aikaterini, Spyridakis, Konstantinos, Xenaki, Sofia, Chalkiadakis, George, Chrysos, Emmanuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5052875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27716078
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-016-0255-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5052875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27716078
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-016-0255-5

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