Case Report
Bradycardia Associated with Steroid Use for Laryngeal Edema in an Adult: A Case Report and Literature Review
Table 1
Sequence of postoperative events and dexamethasone administration.
| Postoperative day | Event | Dexamethasone | Heart rate |
| 0 | Abdominal surgery | | 80 s | 1 | | | 90 s | 2 | | | 80 s–90 s | 3 | Extubated, reintubated | First dose, 6 am | 70 s–90 s | 4 | | | 30 s–60 s | 5 | Extubated | Last dose, 6 am | 40 s–50 s | 6 | | | 50 s–70 s | 7 | | | 70 s–80 s | 8 | Reintubated | | 60 s–80 s | 9 | Extubated, reintubated | Start, 6 pm | 70 s–80 s | 10 | | | 30 s–60 s | 11 | ECG: sinus bradycardia | | 40 s–50 s | 12 | ECG: bigeminy | | 30 s–50 s | 13 | Rhythm strip: bigeminy, PVCs | Last dose, 6 am | 30 s–60 s | 14 | Tracheostomy | | 60 s–80 s | 15 | | | 60 s–80 s | 16 | | | 70 s–80 s | 17 | | | 70 s-80 s | 28 | Discharged home with tracheostomy collar | | 80 s |
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