Editorial Type:
Article Category: Case Report
| Online Publication Date: Jan 01, 2015
Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia During Office-Based Anesthetic in a Four-Year-Old Child
Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia During Office-Based Anesthetic in a Four-Year-Old Child
DMD and
DDS, PhD, MD, JD
Page Range: 162 – 165
DOI: 10.2344/13-00032.1
A 4-year-old 16-kg boy presented for full mouth dental rehabilitation in a private pediatric dental office. The patient had no significant previous medical history. Upon sevoflurane induction by a dentist anesthesiologist, the patient converted from normal sinus rhythm to pulseless ventricular tachycardia. Advanced cardiac life support protocol was initiated. After 2 automatic external defibrillator shocks were delivered in conjunction with epinephrine administration, the patient returned to normal sinus rhythm. The patient was transported via emergency medical service paramedics to a local children's hospital emergency room where he was observed uneventfully for 24 hours prior to discharge.
Copyright: © 2015 by the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
Contributor Notes
Address correspondence to Dr Timothy Orr, orrdmd@gmail.com.
Received: Oct 14, 2013
Accepted: Apr 20, 2015