ANAESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT WITH PACEMAKER
Abstract
Cardiac pacing remains one of the most reliable means of treating various arrhythmias
especially brady-arrhythmias since 1950. Implantable pacemakers, as a method for treating heart
problems, gained popularity recently and as a result, more patients with these devices are likely to
present for elective or emergency surgeries. Careful preoperative anesthetic evaluation is mandatory
for proper intraop management. It is essential for an anesthesiologist to anticipate, recognize and
treat pacemaker dysfunction in the perioperative period. The anaesthetic management of a 24 year
male with pacemaker, who came for a non-cardiac surgery, has been discussed in this case report.
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