Prolonged QT syndrome and sedation: A case report and a review of the literature

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-131

  Mikesell, Christine E ^a,b   Atkinson, David E ^c,d   Rachman, Bonnie R ^b,d  

^a Mercy Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b Division of Pediatric Critical Care   (United States)

^c HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ketamine; midazolam; prolonged QT syndrome; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG QT SYNDROME; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATENOLOL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KETAMINE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MIDAZOLAM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNCOPE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 79951596550     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318209bef4     Document Type: Article

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