Application of the head-up tilt table test in children under 6 years old

LIN Ping; WANG Cheng; CAO Min-Jing; LUO Hai-Yan; XU Yi; XIE Zhen-Wu

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2012, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (4) : 276-278.

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Application of the head-up tilt table test in children under 6 years old

LIN Ping, WANG Cheng, CAO Min-Jing, LUO Hai-Yan, XU Yi, XIE Zhen-Wu

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OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical value and safety of the head-up tilt table test (HUTT) in children under 6 years old. METHODS: The HUTT results between September 2000 and August 2011 of 144 2 to 6-year-old children (81 boys and 63 girls) with syncope and dizziness of unknown causes were retrospectively studied. RESULTS: Eight children completed the based tilt table test and 136 cases completed the sublingual nitroglycerin tilt table test. No serious side effects were found in these children. Thirty-two (22.2%) of the 144 children had a positive result of HUTT, including 18 boys and 14 girls (P>0.05). When HUTT-induced syncope met positive standards, ECG record and blood pressure recovered to normal levels within 5 minutes by changing the position of the test bed, keeping the airway open, nasal oxygen inhalation and oral milk. CONCLUSIONS: The HUTT is valuable, safe and compliant in children under 6 years old.

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Head-up tilt table test / Syncope / Dizziness / Child

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LIN Ping, WANG Cheng, CAO Min-Jing, LUO Hai-Yan, XU Yi, XIE Zhen-Wu. Application of the head-up tilt table test in children under 6 years old[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2012, 14(4): 276-278

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