How to interpret the paediatric 12-lead ECG.

Paraskevi Mikrou Pushpa Shivaram Constantinos Kanaris

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Education and practice edition (2021)

ECG interpretation is a core skill for any healthcare practitioner that looks after children. The article aims to educate the reader in basic interpretation of paediatric ECG in a succinct, interactive, organised manner in a way that it can be easily referenced and applied in everyday clinical practice. We include clinical examples as well as age and sex-related reference ranges for QT intervals, P-wave duration, Q-wave amplitude, QRS complex duration, R-wave and S-wave amplitude, R/S ratio and PR intervals.

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