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Treatment of ventricular arrhythmia after corrective cardiac surgery in a neonate with intravenous amiodarone.

Abstract
Recurrent ventricular fibrillation in a neonate after corrective surgery was effectively treated with intravenous amiodarone in addition to countershock. Amiodarone was administered in a loading dose of 1.3 milligrams per kilogram body weight in 12 minutes, followed by continuous infusion of 5.3 milligrams per kilogram body weight per 24 hours.
AuthorsA J Bogers, J M Quaegebeur, J Ottenkamp, H A Huysmans
JournalThe Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (Thorac Cardiovasc Surg) Vol. 35 Issue 2 Pg. 124-5 (Apr 1987) ISSN: 0171-6425 [Print] Germany
PMID2440134 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Amiodarone
Topics
  • Amiodarone (therapeutic use)
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac (drug therapy, etiology)
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures (adverse effects)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Recurrence

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