The effect of epidural anesthesia on QT interval in postoperative ECG
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- Conditions
- Patients scheduled for non-cardiac surgery under general anesthesia combined with thoracic epidural analgesia
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000041518
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
The median postoperative QTc interval with 5 ml/h epidural levobupivacaine was significantly prolonged compared to baseline. Using the linear regression model, ephedrine dosage was detected as a significant independent variable, and the coefficient was 1.7 ms.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Patients having any cardiac rhythm other than sinus rhythm, or high-risk patients for general anesthesia (ASA Class greater than 2)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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