Procainamide-induced respiratory insufficiency after cardiopulmonary bypass

J B Putnam Jr; S F Bolling; M M Kirsh

doi:10.1016/0003-4975(91)90874-p

Procainamide-induced respiratory insufficiency after cardiopulmonary bypass

Ann Thorac Surg. 1991 Mar;51(3):482-3. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(91)90874-p.

Authors

J B Putnam Jr¹, S F Bolling, M M Kirsh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.

PMID: 1998432
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(91)90874-p

Abstract

A 46-year-old man could not be weaned from ventilatory support while receiving procainamide. When the drug was discontinued, the patient was successfully weaned shortly thereafter.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac / drug therapy
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology
Cardiopulmonary Bypass*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Procainamide / adverse effects*
Respiratory Insufficiency / chemically induced*
Ventilator Weaning

Substances

Procainamide