Supraventricular Tachycardia Management in Pediatric Emergency Department: A Case Report

Supraventricular tachycardia is one of the major cardiac problems that can be seen in childhood and its frequency ranges from 1/250 - 1/1000. It may present with symptoms of restlessness, sucking disorder, tachypnea, tachycardia and heart failure. Generally, patients with supraventricular tachycardia do not have a concomitant congenital heart disease, they can be controlled by antiarrhythmics. Uncontrolled cases may be severe and may present with signs of heart failure. An urgent approach to treatment is very important, and different drugs used in treatment should be available in the emergency department. In this article, a 55-day-old baby who was admitted to the emergency department with the complaint of restlessness was presented and a case of supraventricular tachycardia with adenosine and tachycardia was presented