Cardiac Arrest During Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Bariatric Patient with Drug-Associated Long QT Syndrome
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Gavitt Woodard & Jay B. Brodsky & John M. Morton
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
Obese patients often may demonstrate an acquired prolonged QTc interval due to alteration in cardiac physiology, electrolyte disturbances, and/or medication use. Intraoperatively, bariatric surgery may further contribute additional cardiac stressors to obese patients with long QT syndrome (LQTS). We present a case report of an obese woman with LQTS who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and sustained an intraoperative cardiac arrest. We discuss identification, prevention, and treatment strategies for LQTS in the bariatric surgery patient.
OBES SURG (2011) 21:134–137 DOI 10.1007/s11695-010-0137-8 Published online: 10 April 2010
