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Indian Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volume  10, Issue 3, July-September 2023, Pages 115-117
 

Case Report

Topical Adrenaline Induced Ventricular Tachycardia in Craniopharyngioma Patient Posted for TNTS

Swathi Mallikarjuna 1, Siddharth Chakraborthy 2, Roopali 3, Sanjay Agrawal 4

1,2 Senior Resident, 3 Junior Resident, 4 Professor and HOD, Department of Anesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh 249203, Uttarakhand, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijaa.2349.8471.10323.4

Abstract

Topical application of adrenaline is commonly used in ENT (Ear Nose Throat) surgeries and some neurosurgical procedures such as sellar or suprasellar mass excision by transnasal route. Cardiac adverse effects such as arrhythmias are not commonly reported complication of topical adrenaline application by nasal packs. Here we present a case report of topical adrenaline induced ventricular tachycardia in a Craniopharyngioma patient posted for Transnasal transsphenoidal excision of lesion (TNTS) excision of lesion.


Keywords : Adrenaline; Arrhythmias; Craniopharyngioma; Cortisol.
Corresponding Author : Sanjay Agrawal