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Preoperative hypoglycaemia, propranolol and the Jervell and Lange‐Nielsen syndrome
Author(s) -
BAINES DAVID B.,
MURRELL DAVID
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1999.9220293.x
Subject(s) - medicine , propranolol , long qt syndrome , qt interval , autosomal recessive trait , cardiology , sudden death , electrocardiography , anesthesia , pediatrics , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Summary The Jervell and Lange‐Nielsen syndrome is an autosomal recessive trait characterized by deafness and electrocardiographic changes. These changes include prolongation of the QT interval and T‐wave inversion. Treatment may include the use of β‐blockers to prevent the development of malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death. We report a patient with this syndrome, who was receiving propranolol orally and who became hypoglycaemic during the preoperative fasting period prior to cochlear implantation.