Anesthetic Experience of a Patient with Congenital Long QT Syndrome

Kim, Jin Young; Kim, Hyun Jung

doi:2014.11.1.40

J Med Life Sci > Volume 11(1); 2014 > Article

Case Report

Journal of Medicine and Life Science 2014;11(1):40-42.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22730/jmls.2014.11.1.40 Published online December 18, 2018.

선천성 Long QT 증후군 환자의 마취 경험

Anesthetic Experience of a Patient with Congenital Long QT Syndrome

Jin Young Kim, Hyun Jung Kim

Correspondence: Hyun Jung Kim,

Abstract

Congenital long QT syndrome is a hereditary disorder which is characterized by prolonged QT interval, recurrent syncope, and sudden cardiac death. Special concern is needed in these patients, because fatal ventricular arrhythmia may be happen during perioperative period. This is a case report of a child with congenital long QT syndrome who underwent ventilation tube insertion for middle ear effusion under general anesthesia.

Key Words: Anesthesia, Cardiac Arrhythmias, Long QT Syndrome