The effects of volatile induction and maintenance of anesthesia and selective spinal anesthesia on QT interval, QT dispersion, and arrhythmia incidence

OBJECTIVE: The effects of sevoflurane general anesthesia and bupivacaine selective spinal anesthesia on QT dispersion (QTd) and corrected QT (QTc) interval were investigated. METHODS AND MATERIALS: This prospective, randomized, double-blind study was conducted between July and September 2009 in the...

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Main Authors: Ender Ornek, Dilsen Ornek, Z. Peren Alkent, Abdülselam Ekin, Meleksah Basaran, Bayazit Dikmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2010-06-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322010000800004