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- Successful neural modulation of bedside modified thoracic epidural anesthesia for ventricular tachycardia electrical storm
- Ki-Woon Kang
- Received November 17, 2021 Accepted March 7, 2022 Published online May 31, 2022
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2021.01683 [Epub ahead of print]
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Abstract
PDF - Ventricular tachycardia (VT)/ventricular fibrillation (VF) storm can be hemodynamically compromising and life-threatening. Management of medically refractory VT/VF storm is challenging in the intensive care unit. A 38-year-old male patient was diagnosed with non-ischemic heart failure and acute kidney injury with documented frequent premature ventricular contraction with QT prolongation after recurrent VT/VF. Even though the patient was intubated with sedatives and had taken more than two anti-arrhythmic drugs with external recurrent defibrillation at bedside, the electrical storm persisted for several hours. However, medically refractory VT/VF storm can be successfully and rapidly terminated with a modified thoracic epidural anesthesia at bedside. This case demonstrates that a bedside thoracic epidural anesthesia can be an effective non-pharmacological option to treat medically refractory VT/VF storm in the intensive care unit.
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