Long QT syndrome provoked by induction of general anesthesia

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Kim, Hyung Tae ^a   Lee, Jun Hak ^a   Park, Il Bong ^a   Heo, Hyeon Eon ^a   Kim, Tae Yoon ^b   Lee, Myeong Jong ^c  

^a Presbyterian Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Inno Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Induction; Long QT syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RESUSCITATION; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; TORSADE DES POINTES; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ZYGOMA ARCH FRACTURE;

EID: 78651419458     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S114     Document Type: Article

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