1. Supraventricular tachycardia in an infant.
- Author
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McDeed-Breault C and McClean TL
- Subjects
- Electrocardiography, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Tachycardia, Supraventricular diagnosis, Adenosine therapeutic use, Tachycardia, Supraventricular drug therapy
- Abstract
Treating this 1-month-old infant with SVT with adenosine was extremely effective and resulted in no observable side effects to the patient. More research needs to be performed and documented regarding the effectiveness and safety of this drug in pediatric patients. Emergency nurses should familiarize themselves with adenosine and should suggest its use in pediatric patients with SVT that does not respond to vagal maneuvers.
- Published
- 1992