Anesthetic considerations and successful management of a patient with permanent pacemaker for cervical spine instrumentation

Anesthetic considerations and successful management of a patient with permanent pacemaker for cervical spine instrumentation

Patients with permanent pacemaker posted for cervical spine instrumentation pose special challenges for modern-day anesthesiologist since the field of surgery is in proximity to the pacing apparatus. The important considerations in this regard are pacemaker dependency, prior reprogramming to asynchr...

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Main Authors: Vattipalli Sameera, Mihir P Pandia, Barkha Bindu, Keshav Goyal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Asynchronous mode; cervical spine instrumentation; high-risk zone; permanent pacemaker
Online Access:http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2018;volume=12;issue=4;spage=634;epage=636;aulast=Sameera

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http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2018;volume=12;issue=4;spage=634;epage=636;aulast=Sameera

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