Electrocardiogram and Anesthesia .
10.4097/kjae.1983.16.4.424
- Author:
Ae Ra KIM
1
;
Jae Kyu JEON
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Anesthesia*;
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Electrocardiography*;
Heart Diseases;
Humans;
Incidence;
Korea;
Myocardial Infarction
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1983;16(4):424-429
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Interest in cardiac arrhythmia during surgery has increased in korea because the number of patients with cardiac diseases has increased and cardiac arrhythmia can be a warning that the patient is physiologic or anesthetic distress and that rapid remedial action is necessary. Our institution since 1975 has atarted a routine pre-operative ECG order on the patients over the age of 40. During the year of 1982, out of 5,800 cases of various surgeries, 252 patients were found to haveabnormal ECG findings. They were LVH, myocardial abnormality, RBBB, sinus arrythmia, PVC, AF, 1st A-V block, LBBB and myocardial infarction in this order of incidence. The significance of pre-operative ECG record was emphasized, and the intra-operatve ECG monitoring, dysrrhythmia, cardiac abnormality and its management are described.
