Successful rescue for anaphylactic shock due to sugammadex using extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Soojin Lee, Ho Seong Cho, Seunghwan Song, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, South Korea, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, South Korea

Perfusion

Published online on May 06, 2026

Abstract

Perfusion, Volume 41, Issue 1_suppl, Page 188S-190S, May 2026.
IntroductionSugammadex (Bridion®, MSD, Seoul, Republic of Korea) is widely used for neuromuscular blockade reversal at the end of general anesthesia. We report a rare case of refractory cardiac arrest secondary to sugammadex-induced anaphylaxis, ...