Drug related causes of tachycardia expressed as the number of cases in which the drug contributed to tachycardia within various presentation groups
| 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 |