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Trial reportBMC cardiovascular disorders2022

Comparing methods of adenosine administration in paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Phruek Daengbubpha, Borwon Wittayachamnankul, Krongkarn Sutham, Boriboon Chenthanakij, Theerapon Tangsuwanaruk

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Trial report in BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Management of acute supraventricular tachycardia in children.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Phruek DaengbubphaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Inthawaroros Road, Sribhumi, Amphoe Muang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-7746-5303
Borwon WittayachamnankulDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Inthawaroros Road, Sribhumi, Amphoe Muang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0003-3465-5534
Krongkarn SuthamDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Inthawaroros Road, Sribhumi, Amphoe Muang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
Boriboon ChenthanakijDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Inthawaroros Road, Sribhumi, Amphoe Muang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
Theerapon TangsuwanarukDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Inthawaroros Road, Sribhumi, Amphoe Muang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand. theerapon.t@cmu.ac.th.ORCID 0000-0003-1783-3095
Chiang Mai University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntravenous adenosine is the recommended treatment for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT). There is no official recommended method of giving adenosine. We compared the success rates between a standard and alternative method of first dose intravenous adenosine in PSVT.

methodsA pilot parallel randomized controlled study was conducted in the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital. Eligible patients were stable PSVT adult patients. We used block randomization and divided them into two groups, the standard method (double syringe technique of 6 mg of adenosine), and the alternative method (similar to the standard method, then immediately followed by elevating the arm to 90° perpendicular to a horizontal plane for 10 s). The primary outcome was the success rate of electrocardiogram (ECG) response which demonstrated termination of PSVT (at least two-fold of the RR-interval widening or sinus rhythm conversion). Secondary outcomes were complications within one minute after the injection.

resultsWe allocated 15 patients in each group and analyzed them as intention-to-treat. The success rate was 86.7% in the alternative group and 80% in the standard group (risk difference 6.7%, 95% confidence interval - 19.9 to 33.2%, P 1.00). Complications within one minute after adenosine injection were also similar in both groups, 14 of 15 patients (93%) in each group had no complications, without significant difference.

conclusionsNo evidence of the difference between alternative and standard methods occurred, in terms of the success rate of ECG response and complications within one minute after adenosine injection. The standard method of adenosine injection is a safe, easy-to-administer, and widely available treatment for PSVT.

trial registrationTCTR20200609001.

Indexed as

AdenosineAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrocardiographyEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInjections, IntravenousMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesTachycardia, VentricularAdenosineAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsAdenosineArrhythmiasElectrocardiographyEmergency departmentRandomized controlled trialTachycardia

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PMID35081915
PMCPMC8790832
OpenAlexW4210245645

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