Anaesthetic Management of a Case of Long QT Syndrome Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
Keywords:
Anaesthesia for LQTS, Arrhythmias during surgery, Torsade's de pointes, Anaesthesia and ICD, Intracardiac Defibrillator
Abstract
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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Published
2021-12-08
How to Cite
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Khan M, Bhat I, Mir A, Khan T, Ashraf N. Anaesthetic Management of a Case of Long QT Syndrome Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. jms [Internet]. 2021Dec.8 [cited 2026Oct.13];24(4):40-5. Available from: https://jmsskims.org/index.php/jms/article/view/1118
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Case Reports
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