Isoflurane anaesthesia for a patient with long Q-T syndrome.
A case report of a patient known to have long Q-T syndrome (LQTS) undergoing elective oral surgery is presented. While nitrous oxide-narcotic, nitrous oxide-enflurane, or nitrous oxide-halothane techniques for anaesthetic management of LQTS have been previously reported, we report the use of nitrous oxide-isoflurane for the maintenance of anaesthesia. The authors feel that isoflurane is a safe anaesthetic agent for use in LQTS.
D000328:Adult; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007530:Isoflurane; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D012306:Risk; D013575:Syncope / Q000150:complications; D013577:Syndrome
D008738:Methyl Ethers; D007530:Isoflurane