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Acute Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity
2021, Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular AnesthesiaAmiodarone toxicity in two post-operative congenital heart disease patients
2019, Progress in Pediatric CardiologyCitation Excerpt :It may be difficult to distinguish from infectious etiologies due to presence of fever and acute onset. Surgical intervention (cardiac or non-cardiac) in patients who have been receiving amiodarone is considered a risk factor for development of amiodarone induced pulmonary toxicity post-operatively [2,4]. Physical exam will reveal bilateral rales.
Acute Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity After Surgical Procedures
2016, American Journal of the Medical SciencesCitation Excerpt :Most patients were men in the age group of 60-80 years, but this complication has been reported in a 2-month-old child.18 Amiodarone-induced ARDS usually occurred after cardiothoracic surgery but has occurred after cholecystectomy, adrenalectomy, and total hip replacement.9 The onset of symptoms ranged from 2 hours to 2 weeks after surgery.
Preoperative Evaluation
2015, Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine: Volume 1,2, Sixth EditionAmiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity: Case study with syndrome analysis
2013, Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical CareCitation Excerpt :Given the prevalence of data that illustrates AIPT in conjunction with cardiopulmonary surgery, Papiris and colleagues conclude that cardiopulmonary surgery in the presence of amiodarone therapy constitutes risk for acute AIPT.9 Others have considered the high perioperative FiO2 present in these patients as the more specific culprit for AIPT.20,21 These highly specific patient cohorts are not easily extrapolated to the general population of amiodarone users, but these data do perhaps shed light on epidemiology of AIPT in the environment where amiodarone is very often initiated.
Amiodarone-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome masquerading as acute heart failure
2012, Journal of Emergency MedicineCitation Excerpt :It has been reported in patients who underwent surgery or pulmonary angiography and were receiving amiodarone either before or after the procedure (6–9). In surgical case series, the development of ARDS with amiodarone therapy occurred within 1–4 days after extubation (6–8). In a report of 2 cases, rapid respiratory deterioration ensued within 30 min after pulmonary angiography (9).