“Can too much anesthesia cause cardiac arrest?”
I am a 49 year old male. I want to know if too much anesthesia can cause cardiac arrest?
3 Answers
Yes
Maybe
It is unlikely for anesthesia to cause a cardiac arrest although at high enough doses you can get arrhythmias or bradycardia. More likely, anesthesia of course inhibits respiration. If you’re not intubated on a ventilator and you get anesthesia you will have a respiratory arrest.
