Cardiopulmonary Arrest Following a Single 25 mg Dose of Quetiapine: A Case Report

Abstract

Quetiapine is commonly used in intensive care units (ICU) to treat delirium. Cardiopulmonary arrest caused by low dose quetiapine is unreported. Only two cases in the literature have reported acute respiratory failure after single doses of 50mg and 100mg respectively. We report a case of cardiopulmonary arrest in a patient after the administration of a single 25mg dose of quetiapine.

Keywords

• cardiopulmonary arrest
• quetiapine
• delirium
• respiratory failure
• antipsychotics