Ventricular tachycardia during general anesthesia in a patient with congenital long QT syndrome

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 398-403

  Katz, Robert I ^a   Quijano, Irene ^a   Barcelon, Nelson ^a   Biancaniello, Thomas ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ESMOLOL; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; LABETALOL; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CASE REPORT; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; ORBIT CELLULITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS NODE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0038650994     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021039     Document Type: Review

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