The Society of Thoracic Surgery and Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (STS-CCAS) Database is a joint effort between the STS and the CCAS to create a resource for local quality improvement, … [Read More...]
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CCAS is a society organized within the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. The CCAS concept originated with cardiac anesthesia directors and other key leaders at major congenital heart disease programs, who believed there was a need for a new society because of rapid advancement of highly specialized knowledge in the field, and a great increase in the numbers of patients, including adults with congenital heart disease.
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A 14-year-old patient with a history of long QT syndrome, not currently under treatment with medication or device therapy, is undergoing an appendectomy. During anesthesia emergence, sinus tachycardia at 150 bpm with non-sustained runs of Torsades de pointes are observed. Which of the following pharmacologic treatments for the arrhythmia has the HIGHEST risk of causing hemodynamic instability?
A. Esmolol
B. Lidocaine
C. Amiodarone
