Why the study?
Does electrocardiogram surveillance detect long QT segment and prevent sudden cardiac death in psychiatric in-patients?
Population
225 in-patients admitted to a psychiatric hospital (comprised of 197 beds distributed among three units)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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May support ECG surveillance in psychiatric inpatients; hypothesis-generating for sudden cardiac death prevention.
Does electrocardiogram surveillance detect long QT segment and prevent sudden cardiac death in psychiatric in-patients?
Routine electrocardiographic surveillance in psychiatric inpatients is an effective strategy to identify medication-induced QT prolongation and potentially prevent sudden cardiac death.
Rodriguez-Leal et al. (2016) studied this question.
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