Efficacy of Prophylactic Dexmedetomidine in Preventing Postoperative Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

El Amrousy, Doaa; S. Elshmaa, Nagat; Elkashlan, Mohamed; Hassan, Samir; Elsanosy, Mohamed; Hablas, Nahed; Elrifaey, Shimaa; Mohamed Elfeky, Wael

doi:10.1161/jaha.116.004780

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Efficacy of Prophylactic Dexmedetomidine in Preventing Postoperative Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Published in Journal of the American Heart Association • Mar 1, 2017

Authors:

Doaa El Amrousy

Nagat S. Elshmaa

Mohamed Elkashlan

Abstract

Background Postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia is one of the most serious arrhythmias that occur after pediatric cardiac surgery, difficult to treat and better to be prevented. Our aim was to assess the efficacy of prophylactic dexmedetomidine in preventing junctional ectopic tachycardia af...

Subject

Medicine

Dexmedetomidine

Anesthesia

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