Use of methylene blue in vasoplegic syndrome that developed during non-cardiac surgery: A case report
10.17085/apm.2019.14.4.460
- Author:
In Duk OH
1
;
Eunsil SHIN
;
Jong Mi JEON
;
Hyunho WOO
;
Jeong Hyun CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. choikhang@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Methylene blue;
Nicardipine;
Vasoplegia
- MeSH:
Blood Pressure;
Cardiac Output;
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Humans;
Hypotension;
Methylene Blue;
Nicardipine;
Norepinephrine;
Phenylephrine;
Vascular Resistance;
Vasoplegia;
Vasopressins
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2019;14(4):460-464
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Vasoplegic syndrome is an increasingly recognized disease in perioperative medicine and is characterized by severe hypotension, normal or elevated cardiac output, and decreased systemic vascular resistance. It occurs commonly after cardiopulmonary bypass but may also occur after other types of surgery.CASE: Vasoplegic syndrome developed in our patient during posterior lumbar interbody fusion because of administering nicardipine after phenylephrine. However, the blood pressure did not increase as expected despite simultaneous use of norepinephrine and vasopressin to increase the reduced systemic vascular resistance.CONCLUSIONS: We present a case of vasoplegic syndrome that developed during posterior lumbar interbody fusion and was treated successfully with methylene blue.
