Key result
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia is safely performed in adolescent LQTS with an ICD.
Why the study?
Patients with Long QT Syndrome carry a very high risk of intraoperative malignant ventricular arrhythmias, posing a challenge for anesthetic management.
Case Report (n=1)
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General anaesthesia can be safely managed in a patient with Long QT syndrome and an ICD undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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Supports safe laparoscopic cholecystectomy with precautions in long QT syndrome; leaves open broader applicability pending further evidence.
Patients with Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) carry a very high risk of intraoperative malignant ventricular arrhythmias and are always a challenge to the anesthesiologist. We report An uneventful surgery under general anaesthesia in a patient with long QT syndrome (LQTS)- a 17 years old male posted for laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis with intracardiac defibrillator (ICD) in situ.
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Khan et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) and symptomatic cholelithiasis (n=1). General anaesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy was evaluated on Uneventful surgery. General anaesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed uneventfully in a 17-year-old male with long QT syndrome and an ICD in situ.
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