Anesthetic management of a patient with atrial fibrillation posted for emergency exploratory laparotomy for perforation peritonitis: A review of literature

  • Surendra Kumar Sethi Department of Anesthesiology, Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Medical College & Hospital, Kala Bagh, Ajmer, Rajasthan 305001 (India)
  • Neena Jain Department of Anesthesiology, Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Medical College & Hospital, Kala Bagh, Ajmer, Rajasthan 305001 (India)
  • Arvind Khare Department of Anesthesiology, Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Medical College & Hospital, Kala Bagh, Ajmer, Rajasthan 305001 (India)
  • Vivek Singhal Department of Anesthesiology, Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Medical College & Hospital, Kala Bagh, Ajmer, Rajasthan 305001 (India)
Keywords: Atrial fibrillation, perioperative, arrythmia

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation is very common cardiac arrythmia which is encountered during the perioperative period. Atrial fibrillation in perioperative period may lead to hemodynamic impairment and thromboembolic events resulting into significant morbidity and mortality. So it is very crucial for an anesthesiologist to maintain the hemodynamic stability of the patient with atrial fibrillation and prevent furthur complications associated with it. Here we report a case of forty year old female patient  posted for emergency exploratory laparotomy for perforation peritonitis with pre-existing atrial fibrillation.

Published
01-24-2019
How to Cite
Sethi, S. K., Jain, N., Khare, A., & Singhal, V. (2019). Anesthetic management of a patient with atrial fibrillation posted for emergency exploratory laparotomy for perforation peritonitis: A review of literature. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 240-243. Retrieved from https://apicareonline.com/index.php/APIC/article/view/266
Section
Case Reports