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.
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Authors | A J Bogers, J M Quaegebeur, J Ottenkamp, H A Huysmans |
Journal | The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
(Thorac Cardiovasc Surg)
Vol. 35
Issue 2
Pg. 124-5
(Apr 1987)
ISSN: 0171-6425 [Print] Germany |
PMID | 2440134
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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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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