Torsades de Pointes in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection

A 73-YEAR-OLD MAN (weight 69 kg, height 175 cm) was transferred to the authors ’ critical care unit with respiratory and acute renal failure secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. His past medical history included hypertension, diabetes, and previous stroke, from which he had made a full recovery. The patient was treated with mechanical ventilation and p eritoneal dialysis. He was recruited into the hydroxychloroquine arm of the RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy) trial.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - July 31, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Bagrat Lalabekyan, Gudrun Kunst, Vanessa A. Skelton Tags: Diagnostic Dilemma Source Type: research