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. 2020 Oct 14;35(1):23. doi: 10.4102/sajid.v35i1.23

TABLE 1.

Clinical interventions for corrected QTs interval prolongation.

Patient Incident Intervention
Patient 7 1st incident No intervention
Patient 9 1st incident Clofazimine stopped
Magnesium sulphate prescribed
Patient 11 1st incident One dose of bedaquiline skipped
2nd incident No intervention
3rd incident No intervention
4th incident Clofazimine stopped
Patient 12 1st incident No intervention
Patient 15 1st incident No intervention
Patient 16 1st incident No intervention
Patient 18 1st incident Repeat ECG in 1 week
Patient 19 1st incident No intervention
Patient 20 1st incident Repeat ECG in 24 h
2nd incident Blood tests, repeat ECG
3rd incident Bedaquiline stopped for 1 week
4th incident Monitor
5th incident Repeat ECG
6th incident Repeat ECG
7th incident Repeat ECG
8th incident Blood tests, weekly ECGs
9th incident No intervention
10th incident No intervention
Patient 22 1st incident Bedaquiline omitted for 1 week
Magnesium sulphate and calcium carbonate prescribed
Patient 24 1st incident No intervention
2nd incident Clofazimine stopped
Bedaquiline omitted for 1 week
Magnesium sulphate and calcium carbonate prescribed
Patient 25 1st incident Magnesium sulphate prescribed

ECG, electrocardiogram.