Why the study?
Does intravenous erythromycin lactobionate cause QT prolongation and torsades de pointes in inpatients?
Does intravenous erythromycin lactobionate cause QT prolongation and torsades de pointes in inpatients?
Intravenous erythromycin commonly causes significant QT prolongation, especially in patients with underlying heart disease, though torsades de pointes remains a rare complication.
May warrant QT monitoring with IV erythromycin; leaves open the TdP risk in broader populations.
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