Intraoperative change in P-wave polarity, an accidental finding: Anaesthesiologist’s dilemma
Arrhythmias are commonly observed in the intraoperative period. These could arise due to varied reasons and are treated accordingly. However certain situations are encountered where arrhythmias are transient and do not cause any haemodynamic instability. We report a case of 61 year old female posted...
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| author | Swati Chhabra S.K. Singhal |
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| description | Arrhythmias are commonly observed in the intraoperative period. These could arise due to varied reasons and are treated accordingly. However certain situations are encountered where arrhythmias are transient and do not cause any haemodynamic instability. We report a case of 61 year old female posted for an orthopaedic procedure where intraoperative changing p wave polarity was noticed on monitor. Since, the patient was asymptomatic and haemodynamically stable, we decided to proceed with a spinal anaesthetic after much dilemma. The intraoperative period went uneventful with continued changes in p wave polarity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-84cae295218e4f7d85224c80426c52042022-12-22T01:03:28ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEgyptian Journal of Anaesthesia1110-18492015-04-0131219719810.1016/j.egja.2014.11.006Intraoperative change in P-wave polarity, an accidental finding: Anaesthesiologist’s dilemmaSwati ChhabraS.K. SinghalArrhythmias are commonly observed in the intraoperative period. These could arise due to varied reasons and are treated accordingly. However certain situations are encountered where arrhythmias are transient and do not cause any haemodynamic instability. We report a case of 61 year old female posted for an orthopaedic procedure where intraoperative changing p wave polarity was noticed on monitor. Since, the patient was asymptomatic and haemodynamically stable, we decided to proceed with a spinal anaesthetic after much dilemma. The intraoperative period went uneventful with continued changes in p wave polarity.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110184914000944Changing p wave polarityIntraoperativeAnaesthesia |
| spellingShingle | Swati Chhabra S.K. Singhal Intraoperative change in P-wave polarity, an accidental finding: Anaesthesiologist’s dilemma Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia Changing p wave polarity Intraoperative Anaesthesia |
| title | Intraoperative change in P-wave polarity, an accidental finding: Anaesthesiologist’s dilemma |
| title_full | Intraoperative change in P-wave polarity, an accidental finding: Anaesthesiologist’s dilemma |
| title_fullStr | Intraoperative change in P-wave polarity, an accidental finding: Anaesthesiologist’s dilemma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intraoperative change in P-wave polarity, an accidental finding: Anaesthesiologist’s dilemma |
| title_short | Intraoperative change in P-wave polarity, an accidental finding: Anaesthesiologist’s dilemma |
| title_sort | intraoperative change in p wave polarity an accidental finding anaesthesiologist s dilemma |
| topic | Changing p wave polarity Intraoperative Anaesthesia |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110184914000944 |
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