Drug related causes of bradycardia
| Drugs | No |
|---|---|
| Note: several drugs may be given in combination. | |
| Examples of specific drug related causes of bradycardia: *enflurane (17), halothane (11), isoflurane (3), not specified (3); †fentanyl (11), pethidine as premedication (6), morphine (2), omnopon (1); ‡thiopentone (6), propofol (4), not specified (8); ¶second dose (5); §overdose (1), toxicity (1); **droperidol (2), vancomycin (1), phenytoin (1), hydrallazine (1), methylprednisolone (1), digoxin (1), ornithine 8-vasopressin POR8 (1), beta-blockers (1), promethazine (1); ††syringe swap: suxamethonium (1), fentanyl (1), (2), metaraminol (1), not specified (2), residual in IV line: suxamethonium (1), morphine (1). | |
| Inhalational agents* | 34 |
| Opioids† | 20 |
| IV anaesthetic agents‡ | 18 |
| Suxamethonium¶ | 12 |
| Muscle relaxants | 7 |
| Anticholinesterase | 6 |
| Metaraminol | 5 |
| Local anaesthetic§ | 3 |
| Benzodiazepines | 3 |
| Vaporiser incident | 2 |
| Miscellaneous** | 10 |
| Drug error†† | 9 |
| Total | 129 |