How many patients need QT interval monitoring in critical care units? Preliminary report of the QT in practice study

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 572-576

  Pickham, David ^a   Helfenbein, Eric ^b   Shinn, Julie A ^c   Chan, Garrett ^a   Funk, Marjorie ^d   Drew, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; ONDANSETRON; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION;

CALIFORNIA; CRITICAL CARE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78049473361     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.05.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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