Key result
A 17-year-old girl with congenital long QT syndrome experienced an episode of ventricular fibrillation the day after elective ear, nose and throat surgery following same-day dismissal.
Population
17-year-old girl with congenital long QT syndrome diagnosed at 9 years of age, undergoing elective ear, nose…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
1 day postoperatively
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to VF risk after ambulatory surgery in LQTS; leaves open optimal perioperative monitoring strategies.
Case Report (n=1)
High-risk LQTS patients undergoing ambulatory surgery require careful perioperative management, including electrolyte and rhythm monitoring, postoperative ECG, adequate beta-blockade, and communication with a cardiologist to prevent life-threatening arrhythmias.
Kim et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) (n=1). Elective ear, nose and throat surgery was evaluated on Ventricular fibrillation. A 17-year-old girl with congenital long QT syndrome experienced an episode of ventricular fibrillation the day after elective ear, nose and throat surgery following same-day dismissal.
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