Cardiac arrhythmais after chloral hydrate overdose
Brown, A.M.; Cade, J.F.
Medical Journal of Australia 1(1): 28-29
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-729X PMID: 7360061 Document Number: 156953
A case of chloral hydrate overdose associated with ventricular arrhythmias which were refractory to treatment with lignocaine, but responsive to treatment with beta adrenergic blockade is reported. The probable mechanism of production of the arrhythmias is discussed together with its implications for management.
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