Template:ACLS Wide Regular Tachycardia: Difference between revisions

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*'''Stable''':
*'''Stable''':
*#Medications
*#Medications
*#*[[Procainamide]]
*#*[[Procainamide]] (first line drug of choice)
*#**20-50mg/min until arrhythmia suppressed (max 17mg/kg or 1 gram); then, maintenance infusion of 1-4mg/min x 6hr
*#**20-50mg/min until arrhythmia suppressed (max 17mg/kg or 1 gram); then, maintenance infusion of 1-4mg/min x 6hr
*#***Alternative administration: 100 mg q5min at max rate of 25-50 mg/min<ref>Procainamide. GlobalRPH. http://www.globalrph.com/procainamide_dilution.htm.</ref>
*#***Alternative administration: 100 mg q5min at max rate of 25-50 mg/min<ref>Procainamide. GlobalRPH. http://www.globalrph.com/procainamide_dilution.htm.</ref>

Revision as of 11:51, 14 March 2018

Wide Regular Tachycardia[1]

Pulseless: see Adult pulseless arrest

  • Unstable: Hypotension, altered mental status, shock, ischemic chest discomfort, acute heart failure
  • Stable:
    1. Medications
      • Procainamide (first line drug of choice)
        • 20-50mg/min until arrhythmia suppressed (max 17mg/kg or 1 gram); then, maintenance infusion of 1-4mg/min x 6hr
          • Alternative administration: 100 mg q5min at max rate of 25-50 mg/min[2]
        • Stop if QRS duration increases >50% or hypotension
        • Avoid if prolonged QT or CHF
        • Favored over Amiodarone in PROCAMIO trial; termination of tachycardia in 67% of procainamide group vs 38% of amiodarone group, adverse cardiac events 9% vs 41%, respectively [3]
      • Amiodarone
        • 150mg over 10min (repeat as needed); then maintenance infusion of 1mg/min x6hr
      • Adenosine
        • May be considered for diagnosis and treatment only if rhythm is regular and monomorphic
    2. Synchronized Cardioversion (100J)
  1. American Heart Association. Web-based Integrated Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care – Part 7: Adult Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support. ECCguidelines.heart.org
  2. Procainamide. GlobalRPH. http://www.globalrph.com/procainamide_dilution.htm.
  3. Ortiz M, Martín A, Arribas F, et al. Randomized comparison of intravenous procainamide vs. intravenous amiodarone for the acute treatment of tolerated wide QRS tachycardia: the PROCAMIO study. Eur Heart J. 2017 May 1;38(17):1329-1335