Why the study?
Is modern general anesthesia safe and associated with a low risk of perioperative torsades de pointes in children with long QT syndrome?
Population
103 children with clinically diagnosed long QT syndrome undergoing 158 episodes of general anesthesia…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
perioperative
Authors
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May support anesthesia safety for incidental surgery in children with LQTS; leaves open risk mitigation in neonates undergoing LQTS procedures.
Is modern general anesthesia safe and associated with a low risk of perioperative torsades de pointes in children with long QT syndrome?
Modern general anesthesia for incidental surgery in children with long QT syndrome appears safe, with the risk of perioperative torsades de pointes concentrated in neonates and infants requiring urgent LQTS-related interventions.
Whyte et al. (2014) studied this question.
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