January 1, 2005Korean Journal of AnesthesiologyOpen Access

Cardiac Arrest under Anesthesia in a Child with Previously Undiagnosed Long QT Syndrome: A case report

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Population

30-month-old male child with syndactyly and previously undiagnosed congenital long QT syndrome

Design

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Follow-up

3 months

Authors

NGNam Su Gil AOAh Young OhSeoul National University Hospital HKHee Soo KimPohang University of Science and Technology

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Implication

Undiagnosed congenital LQTS may trigger arrest under anesthesia; this case report leaves open the value of preoperative QTc screening.

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Population

30-month-old male child (weight 12.8 kg) with syndactyly and previously undiagnosed congenital long QT syndrome

Intervention

General anesthesia (thiopental, sevoflurane, rocuronium) for syndactyly surgery

Outcome

Sudden cardiac arrest during general anesthesiasafety

Undiagnosed congenital long QT syndrome can lead to life-threatening sudden cardiac arrest during general anesthesia in children, highlighting the importance of careful preoperative assessment.

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Gil et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1e42b040bc8a3dd768aff7 https://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2005.49.2.274

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Cardiac Arrest under Anesthesia in a Child with Previously Undiagnosed Long QT Syndrome: A case report

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Cardiac Arrest under Anesthesia in a Child with Previously Undiagnosed Long QT Syndrome: A case report

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