Patient Suffers Brain Damage from Anesthesia Reversal Agents

Case Overview

Questions to the Anesthesiology expert and their responses

Do you have experience preparing the reversal agents mentioned above, in the 5:1 ratio?

I have experience with reversal agents and use them daily in my practice.

Should the ratio have been reduced to 5:6?

Decreasing the dose of glycopyrrolate may lead to bradycardia which can be potentially dangerous.

How often do you administer reversal agents for transplant patients?

I typically use reversal agents for transplant patients.

About the expert

This board certified Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at a major university received completed an internship and residency at Yale University School of Medicine. He later went on to complete a second residency in his chosen specialty of Anesthesiology. He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the International Anesthesia Research Society and the Virginia Society of Anesthesiologists. He won the Anesthesiology Faculty Annual Resident Teaching Award for two consecutive years for his outstanding contribution to academia.