Anesthetic management of a patient with asystolic spells

Kelly L Crowley; Mohamed Rehman; Roy E Schwartz

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.06.005

Anesthetic management of a patient with asystolic spells

J Clin Anesth. 2004 May;16(3):207-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.06.005.

Authors

Kelly L Crowley¹, Mohamed Rehman, Roy E Schwartz

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Drexel University College of Medicine and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA 19134, USA.

PMID: 15217661
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.06.005

Abstract

Breathholding spells are common in infancy. In a subset of patients they may be associated with bradycardia and asystole. Management of these children necessitates placement of a permanent pacemaker. We discuss the anesthetic management of one such case.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Androstanols / therapeutic use
Anesthesia / methods*
Anesthetics, Inhalation / therapeutic use
Anti-Anxiety Agents / therapeutic use
Anxiety / prevention & control
Bradycardia / surgery
Electrocardiography / methods
Heart Arrest / surgery*
Humans
Infant
Intubation, Intratracheal / methods
Male
Midazolam / therapeutic use
Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods
Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents / therapeutic use
Pacemaker, Artificial*
Preanesthetic Medication / methods
Rocuronium

Substances

Androstanols
Anesthetics, Inhalation
Anti-Anxiety Agents
Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents
Midazolam
Rocuronium