title: [Cardioversion for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia during lung surgery in a patient with concealed Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome].
abstract: We report a case of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) that occurred during video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy in a patient with concealed Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. A 59-year-old man with lung cancer was scheduled for VATS lobectomy under general anesthesia. After inserting a thoracic epidural catheter, general anesthesia was induced with intravenous administration of propofol. Anesthesia was maintained with inhalation of desfurane in an air/oxygen mixture and intravenous infusion of remifentanil. Recurrent PSVT occurred three times, and the last episode of PSVT continued for 50 minutes regardless of administration of antiarrhythmic drugs. Synchronized electric shock via adhesive electrode pads on the patient's chest successfully converted PSVT back to normal sinus rhythm. The remaining course and postoperative period were uneventful. An electrophysiological study performed after hospital discharge detected concealed WPW syndrome, which had contributed to the development of atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia. Concealed WPW syndrome is a rare, but critical complication that could possibly cause lethal atrial tachyarrhythmias during the perioperative period. In the present case, cardioversion using adhesive electrode pads briefly terminated PSVT in a patient with concealed WPW syndrome.
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inoda
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012008:Recurrence; D013614:Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*