A Case of Ciprofloxacin-induced Acute Psychosis After Aortic Dissection Surgery [post]

Guobao Song, Bo Jiang, Shenglan Tan, Feng Li
2020 unpublished
Ciprofloxacin is widely used in general infected population, including patients with aortic dissection. Ciprofloxacin-mediated neurotoxicity has been observed in few reports, and some studies found ciprofloxacin may increase the incidence of aortic dissection or aortic aneurysm rupture. We report here a case of ciprofloxacin-induced acute psychosis after Sun's total arch replacement and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Based on the published literature and FDA hypothesis, we suggest that
more » ... acin should be used cautiously in patients after aortic dissection surgery in the risk of drug-induced psychosis and residual dilated aortic rupture.
doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-68873/v1 fatcat:zeaxadspyzbcnji3mxtnmxsodq