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Internal carotid artery dissection is a potentially life-threatening condition and carries a substantial risk of disabling stroke [4].
These data suggest that, although use of drotrecogin alfa (activated) reduces sepsis-induced mortality, its anticoagulant effects may increase the risk for life-threatening bleeding complications.
Patients facing a life-threatening illness commonly experience anxiety over their fears and uncertainties about their future [ 41 ] . Compassionate exploration of the specific issues that are causing or exacerbating anxiety may be complex.
For this reason, the international literature recommends that vancomycin be infused over a period of 60 min in order to prevent these side effects, and hypotension in particular, which in some cases manifests as life-threatening shock [ 6, 8, 9, 16].
Hypokalemia and many types of electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormality are observed during the acute phase of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) [ 1 2 3 ] . Among ECG abnormalities, a prolongation of the QT interval, especially when associated with hypokalemia, deserves particular attention because it is frequently observed in those patients who develop life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias such as tor-sades de pointes [ 1 2 4 ] . However, the pathogeneses of these abnormalities during the acute phase of SAH have not yet been fully investigated.