Drugs | Tachy-CA | Tachy-Hypo | Tachy-Normo | Tachy-Hyper |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tachy-CA, tachycardia in association with cardiac arrest; Tachy-Hypo, tachycardia in association with hypotension; Tachy-Normo, tachycardia in association with normotension; Tachy-Hyper, tachycardia in association with hypertension. | ||||
*Suxamethonium induced hyperkalaemia (n = 2). | ||||
†Adrenaline containing solutions (n = 2). | ||||
‡Metaraminol, ephedrine, phenylephrine opthalmic solution. | ||||
¶Vancomycin. | ||||
§Sodium nitroprusside (n = 1), atropine (n = 2), adrenaline (n = 2), atracurium (n = 1), metaraminol (n = 1), thrombostat (n = 1). | ||||
IV anaesthetic agents | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Benzodiazepines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inhalational agents | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Vaporiser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Suxamethonium* | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Local anaesthetic† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Protamine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Vasopressors‡ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Adrenaline/cocaine | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Inotropes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Salbutamol | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Clonidine withdrawal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sudafed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Atropine | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Miscellaneous¶ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Syringe or ampoule error§ | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |