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A previously healthy 5-month-old infant developed automatic atrial tachycardia in the postanesthesia care unit following an uneventful circumcision under general anesthesia.
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This is the first published report of automatic atrial tachycardia occurring in an infant following noncardiac surgery and general anesthesia.
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May prompt postanesthetic arrhythmia vigilance in infants; first report leaves open causal association with anesthesia.
Automatic atrial tachycardia (AAT) is a rare supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (<10% of all supraventricular tachycardias), which can present in infants or young children. There are no published reports of AAT occurring in an infant or child following noncardiac surgery and general anesthesia. This report describes the management of a previously healthy 5-month-old infant, who developed AAT in the postanesthesia care unit following an uneventful circumcision under general anesthesia.
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Tripi et al. (2004) conducted a case report in Automatic atrial tachycardia (n=1). General anesthesia for noncardiac surgery was evaluated on Development of automatic atrial tachycardia. A previously healthy 5-month-old infant developed automatic atrial tachycardia in the postanesthesia care unit following an uneventful circumcision under general anesthesia.
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