Anesthetic Technique for Transesophageal Electrophysiology Studies in Pediatric Patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53732#.VNB6KSzQrzE Author(s) George M. Gilly 1 , Walter J. Hoyt 2 , Donald E. Harmon 1 , Eric H. Busch 1 , Bobby D. Nossaman 1 , David M. Broussard 1 , Christopher S. Snyder 3* Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Anesthesiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, USA . 2 Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA . 3 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA . ABSTRACT Objective: Patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome require risk assessment to determine their potential for sudden cardiac death. Transesophageal electrophysiology studies (TEEPS) are an effective risk stratification tool. The purpose of this study is to describe a minimially invasive, effective anesthetic techniqu...