Pace makers and intra operative monitoring

  • Amin Muhammad Khuwaja Department of Anesthesiology & Intensive Care, National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Rafique Shaheed Road, Karachi (Pakistan
Keywords: Pace maker, Pace making, Cardiac arrhythmias, Anesthesiologist

Abstract

More and more patients re coming to operating rooms for surgery, who have pace makers implanted in them due to various cardiac rhythm abnormalities. Sometimes a temporary pacemaker might have to be inserted even intraoperatively. Anesthesiologist is the guardian of the patient’s life and wellbeing in this period, so he needs to have adequate expertise to identify the problems of cardiac rhythm abnormalities and the dynamics of pace making to provide optimum safety to the patient.

Published
01-21-2019
How to Cite
Khuwaja, A. M. (2019). Pace makers and intra operative monitoring. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 383-384. Retrieved from https://apicareonline.com/index.php/APIC/article/view/176
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