General Anaesthesia for Cesarean Section in a Parturient with Long QT Syndrome: A Case Report and a Review of Literature

KAYACAN N., KARSLI B., Ince U. K.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH, cilt.15, sa.2, 2017 (Hakemli Dergi) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.9734/bjpr/2017/31699
  • Dergi Adı: BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Long QT syndrome, anesthesia, LANGE-NIELSEN-SYNDROME, T INTERVAL SYNDROME, SPINAL-ANESTHESIA, PROLONGATION, PATIENT, MANAGEMENT, PREGNANCY, JERVELL, SEVOFLURANE, INDUCTION
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Long QT syndrome patients are at high risk of developing ventricular arrhythmia and cardiac arrest, so that the anesthetic technique used for these patients must avoid anything that will induce an arrhythmia such as tachycardia, hypotension or increased catecholamine release by pain or stress.