Successful intraosseous adenosine administration in anewborn infant with supraventricular tachycardia

Fidancı İ., Derinöz Güleryüz O., Yenice Ö. D.

Turkish Journal Of Pediatrics, vol.62, pp.1064-1068, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Case Report
  • Volume: 62
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.24953/turkjped.2020.06.019
  • Journal Name: Turkish Journal Of Pediatrics
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1064-1068
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is the most common type of tachycardia in childhood. The incidence is 1-4/1000 in childhood and 0.6/1000 in newborns.

Case: Here we report a 28-day-old male newborn who was diagnosed SVT, admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Department after restlessness that had started three hours before admission and measurement of the heart rate was above 250 beats/min.

Conclusions: This case is presented in order to emphasize that SVT is rare in the neonatal period and SVT is successfully terminated with the administration of intraosseous adenosine.