Research article published in Archives of Disease in Childhood, Vol. 62, Issue 1, pp. 80-81, 1987. doi:10.1136/adc.62.1.80 

Abstract

Four newborn babies developed acute heart failure a few hours after circumcision at 8 days. During this procedure, a sponge soaked in epinephrine was applied to the circumcision site and left there for several hours. Treatment was with digoxin and diuretics and signs of heart failure disappeared within 24-72 hours.