Sudden cardiac arrest in COVID-19 young patient: A Case Report
Journal of Cellular & Molecular Anesthesia,
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020),
21 July 2020
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Page 122-124
https://doi.org/10.22037/jcma.v5i2.30048
Abstract
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 since December 2019 many reports have been published to conclude different presentations of this new infection. This report contains a summary of a young patient with a history of methadone intake, which experienced a cardiopulmonary arrest while he was preparing to take a lung Computerized Tomography (CT) scan in an outpatient setting. After a successful Cardio-Pulmonary Recovery in the CT scan room he was admitted in Intensive Care Unit. He had a prolonged QTc interval in Electrocardiograph and bilateral pulmonary involvement in Chest X-Ray.
- COVID-19
- Coronavirus
- Cardiopulmonary arrest
- High QTc interval
- Methadone
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