Case Report
Labor Analgesia in Brugada Syndrome and the Importance of Contingency Planning
Table 2
Abbreviated list of medications and their safety profile for use in patients with Brugada syndrome.
| Avoided or preferably avoided [37] | Drug-induced Brugada syndrome [38] | Potentially safe [39] |
| Antiemetics | Antihistamines | Antiemetics | Metoclopramide | Diphenhydramine | Dexamethasone [24] | Prochlorperazine | Terfenadine | Droperidol | | | Ondansetron [24] | Antiarrhythmics | Miscellaneous | Analgesics | Flecainide | Alcohol | Ketorolac | Procainamid | Acetylcholine | Opioids | Propafenone | Cocaine | | | Propofol [31, 40, 41] | | Local anesthetics | Selective serotonin | Anesthetics | Bupivacaine | Reuptake inhibitors | Nitrous oxide | Lidocaine | Fluoxetine | Neuromuscular blockers | Procaine | Paroxetine | Reversal agents (e.g., Neostigmine/Glycopyrrolate, Sugammadex) | Miscellaneous | | Thiopental Volatile agents (e.g., Desflurane, Isoflurane, Sevoflurane) | Cannabis | Volatile agents (e.g., Desflurane, Isoflurane, Sevoflurane) | Ketamine [32] | Oxcarbazepine | Tramadol | Psychotropics | Tricyclic antidepressants | Sedatives | Amitriptyline | Doxepin | Midazolam | Clomipramine | Imipramine | Lithium | | Loxapine | Nortriptyline | Trifluoperazine | Uterotonics | Methylergonovine |
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