Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of prophylactic amiodarone versus dexmedetomidine on reducing the incidence of postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia after pediatric open heart surgery

• Main Authors: Santosh Wadile (Author), Kothandam Sivakumar (Author), Udaya Charan Murmu (Author), Selvakumar Ganesan (Author), Giridhar Gopal Dhandayuthapani (Author), Ravi Agarwal (Author), Ejaz Ahamed Sheriff (Author), Roy Varghese (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background : Junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET) is the most common arrhythmia after pediatric open-heart surgeries (OHS), causing high morbidity and mortality. As diagnosis is often missed in patients with minimal hemodynamic instability, its incidence depends on active surveillance. A prospective...