Angioedema in the neurointerventional suite
A 68-year-old woman with acute ischemic stroke presented for mechanical thrombectomy, after failed thrombolysis with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. The procedure was completed successfully with dexmedetomidine infusion. However, she developed acute angioedema toward the end of the procedure requiring emergent fiberoptic-guided endotracheal intubation. Angioedema has been reported to occur after administering intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator with an incidence of 1.3%-5.1% in patients with acute stroke.
Source: Journal of Clinical Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Abraham Sonny, Rafi Avitsian, M. Shazam Hussain, Hesham Elsharkawy Tags: Case report Source Type: research
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