title: Anaesthesia management of a case of Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome for minimally invasive bilateral thoracoscopic cervicothoracic sympathectomy.
abstract: Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is an arrhythmogenic cardiac disorder resulting from the malfunction of cardiac ion channels. Patient with LQTS may present with syncope, seizures or sudden cardiac death secondary to polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) or torsades de pointes. Patient may be asymptomatic in the pre-operative period but may develop VT for the first time in operation theatre. We are reporting anaesthetic management of a child with LQTS planned for bilateral thoracoscopic cervicothoracic sympathectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Preety Mittal
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Sangeeta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Yatin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic surgery, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Ali Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Khan
keywords: Cervicothoracic sympathectomy; long QT syndrome; ventricular tachycardia