Large underestimation of arterial pressure after vasodilator medication overdose

Br J Anaesth. 2020 Sep;125(3):e269-e271. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.06.026. Epub 2020 Jul 9.
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Keywords: arterial pressure; critical care; femoral-to-radial arterial pressure gradient; norepinephrine; poisoning; vasodilator; vasoplegia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Amlodipine / poisoning*
  • Arterial Pressure / drug effects*
  • Critical Care
  • Drug Overdose / physiopathology*
  • Drug Overdose / therapy
  • Female
  • Femoral Artery
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intra-Arterial
  • Norepinephrine / administration & dosage*
  • Radial Artery
  • Ramipril / poisoning*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Vasoconstrictor Agents / administration & dosage
  • Vasodilator Agents / poisoning*

Substances

  • Vasoconstrictor Agents
  • Vasodilator Agents
  • Amlodipine
  • Ramipril
  • Norepinephrine