Incidence, Course, and Characteristics of Hydralazine-Associated Tachycardia During Phase I Postanesthesia Recovery.

CONCLUSIONS: A sizeable proportion of cases of tachycardia associated with hydralazine administration occurred after 1 hour, suggesting that these patients who may not tolerate a faster heart rate warrant longer duration of monitoring.
PMID: 30236570 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing - September 22, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Weingarten TN, Loken BL, Smith JL, Sebesta HM, Shirk Marienau M, Oyen LJ, Sprung J Tags: J Perianesth Nurs Source Type: research