Hashimoto Takuma, Kuratomi Shinobu, Yoshimura Hayashi
Department of Anesthesiology, Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital, Tenjin 1-3-46, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, 810-0001, Japan.
JA Clin Rep. 2022 Apr 28;8(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s40981-022-00524-5.
First-degree atrioventricular block (AVB) may lead to complete AVB. Herein, we present a case of a complete AVB under thoracic epidural catheter infusion of ropivacaine with fentanyl in a patient with first-degree AVB and myasthenia gravis.
A 74-year-old woman with first-degree AVB underwent thymectomy for myasthenia gravis. Continuous thoracic epidural catheter infusion of 0.2% ropivacaine with fentanyl was initiated at 15 min before the end of the surgery. At 9 h postoperatively, the electrocardiogram showed a 10-s-long pause due to complete AVB. Thus, a temporary pacemaker was implanted, and at 19 h postoperatively on postoperative day 1, cardiac pacing was initiated and lasted approximately 30 s. After catheter removal, she had no further episodes of complete AVB.
First-degree AVB may lead to complete AVB under the influence of thoracic epidural infusion of ropivacaine in patients with myasthenia gravis.
一度房室传导阻滞(AVB)可能会发展为完全性AVB。在此,我们报告一例患有一度AVB和重症肌无力的患者,在胸段硬膜外导管输注罗哌卡因加芬太尼期间发生完全性AVB的病例。
一名患有一度AVB的74岁女性因重症肌无力接受胸腺切除术。手术结束前15分钟开始持续胸段硬膜外导管输注0.2%罗哌卡因加芬太尼。术后9小时,心电图显示因完全性AVB出现长达10秒的停搏。因此,植入了临时起搏器,术后第1天术后19小时开始心脏起搏,持续约30秒。拔除导管后,她未再出现完全性AVB发作。
在重症肌无力患者中,一度AVB在胸段硬膜外输注罗哌卡因的影响下可能会发展为完全性AVB。