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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Diagnostic and therapeutic application of thoracic epidural in a child with intractable cardiac arrhythmias: A case report
Paediatric Anaesthesia, Volume 32, No. 9, Year 2022
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Description
A 3-year-old boy presented with episodes of uneasiness and transient loss of consciousness. Atrial tachyarrhythmias with rapid ventricular rate was diagnosed and initially unsuccessfully treated with oral antiarrhythmic drugs. Subsequent Holter monitoring revealed ventricular arrhythmias. Despite pharmacologic treatment, he needed numerous cardioversions. Surgical sympathectomy was planned. Initially, sympathectomy was achieved using a continuous high thoracic epidural block and was performed to ascertain the efficacy of the thoracic sympathectomy. This successfully reduced the ventricular arrhythmias and the need for antiarrhythmic agents. The epidural infusion was also used for pain relief following the subsequent surgical sympathectomy. © 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ponde, Vrushali Chandrashekhar
Unknown Affiliation
Bösenberg, Adrian Thomas
United States, Seattle
Seattle Children's Hospital
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Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/pan.14503
ISSN:
11555645
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Noncommunicable Diseases
Participants Gender
Male