Locoregional anesthesia in patients with Brugada Syndrome. A
retrospective database analysis.
Abstract
Background: The use of local anesthetics (LA) in patients with
Brugada Syndrome (BrS) is still controversial, even though no
large-scale study has confirmed a hazardous effect. This study’s main
goal is to assess the occurrence of malignant arrhythmias or
defibrillations in patients with BrS during the administration of local
anesthetics and the 30 following days. The secondary aim was to
investigate adverse events during hospitalization and the 30-day
readmission and mortality rate. Methods: We performed a
retrospective cohort study on patients with BrS who received regional
anesthesia from January 1, 1996, to September 30, 2020. We analyzed the
anesthetic charts and electronic medical records up to 30 days after
each administration of local anesthetic. Results: We analyzed 47
procedures of patients with BrS who received locoregional anesthesia.
These patients were divided into three groups: 27 in the peripheral
nerve block (PNB) group, 13 in the epidural group, and 9 in the spinal
group. One patient in the PNB group intraoperatively developed
ventricular fibrillation after administration of ajmaline. No other
events were recorded. Conclusion: Based on the analysis of our
database, we conclude that using Ropivacaine for locoregional anesthesia
and Bupivacaine for spinal anesthesia did not induce arrhythmias or
other adverse events. No readmissions or mortalities were registered
within 30 days.