Sidra Medical and Research Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, PO Box 26999, Doha, Qatar.
Sidra Medical and Research Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, PO Box 26999, Doha, Qatar; Hamad General Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Am J Emerg Med. 2018 May;36(5):754-757. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.10.004. Epub 2017 Oct 4.
The potential for ondansetron to cause QT prolongation and fatal dysrhythmia is well-reported, including a 2011 FDA report on the topic. Few clinical trials evaluating this phenomenon in the ED setting exist, and only one is pediatric.
We have sought to determine the effect of a standardized dose of intravenous ondansetron on the QTc duration of children under 14years of age treated for gastroenteritis-associated vomiting in a pediatric ED. This study is modeled closely after an FDA "thorough QT study".
EGCs were obtained before and 15, 30, 45, and 60min after a 0.15mg/kg IV dose of ondansetron given for gastroenteritis-associated vomiting. QT intervals were measured manually with digital calipers, and the QTc interval calculated both by Bazett's (QTcB) and Fridericia's (QTcF) correction. A paired t-test comparing QTc was conducted, and frequency of categorical outcomes of prolongation>30msec, >60 msec, and absolute prolongation >450 msec, >480 msec, and >500msec were evaluated.
In a 4-month period, 134 patients were included in the study, 46% were male. The average QTc prior to ondansetron administration was: QTcB 415 msec (95% CI 343-565) and QTcF 373 (95% CI 304-499). The mean difference in QTc after ondansetron was 0.4msec for QTcB (95% CI -35-45msec) and 0.1msec for QTcF (95% CI -40-18msec).
In these children, 0.15mg/kg of intravenous ondansetron did not cause prolongation of QTcB or QTcF measured 15min after administration, nor at later times.
昂丹司琼有潜在引发 QT 间期延长和致命性心律失常的风险,这一点已有大量报道,包括 2011 年 FDA 对此发布的专题报告。目前仅有少数临床试验评估了急诊环境下的这一现象,且仅有一项为儿科研究。
我们旨在确定在儿科急诊治疗胃肠炎相关性呕吐时,给予标准化剂量的静脉内昂丹司琼对 14 岁以下儿童的 QTc 持续时间的影响。本研究紧密模仿了 FDA 的“全面 QT 研究”。
在给予 0.15mg/kg 的静脉内昂丹司琼治疗胃肠炎相关性呕吐后 15、30、45 和 60 分钟时,分别获取急诊就诊的胃肠炎相关性呕吐患儿的 EGC。使用数字卡尺手动测量 QT 间期,并分别使用 Bazett(QTcB)和 Fridericia(QTcF)校正法计算 QTc 间期。采用配对 t 检验比较 QTc,评估 QTc 延长>30msec、>60 msec 和绝对延长>450 msec、>480 msec 和>500msec 的分类结果的频率。
在 4 个月的时间内,共有 134 名患者入组本研究,其中 46%为男性。昂丹司琼给药前平均 QTcB 为 415msec(95%CI 343-565),平均 QTcF 为 373(95%CI 304-499)。昂丹司琼给药后 QTc 的平均差值为 QTcB 为 0.4msec(95%CI -35-45msec),QTcF 为 0.1msec(95%CI -40-18msec)。
在这些儿童中,静脉内给予 0.15mg/kg 的昂丹司琼,在给药后 15 分钟时以及之后的时间,并未导致 QTcB 或 QTcF 延长。