Drug-induced QT prolongation with T wave inversion is a complex regulatory and clinical problem due to the rarity of this potentially fatal adverse incident. A 68-year-old female patient was receiving piperacillin/tazobactam therapy for a complicated urinary tract infection. She has had normal ECG findings before the antibacterial therapy. After the treatment, the patient worsens due to long QT which is predisposed to torsades de pointes. As a result of the researches, it was understood that the cause of long QT was piperacillin/tazobactam. We aimed to present a rare case in which we detected drug-induced QTc prolongation with piperacillin/tazobactam in clinical practice.
torsades de pointes drug-induced long QT syndrome piperacillin/tazobactam t-wave inversion urinary tract infection arrest
The authors declare no conflict of interest or any financial support.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Intensive Care |
Journal Section | Case Reports |
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Publication Date | December 28, 2021 |
Submission Date | September 8, 2021 |
Acceptance Date | November 8, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 3 Issue: 3 |