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Dysrhythmias under General Anesthesia and Their Management

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Cardiac arrhythmias during anesthesia are common and almost benign, with the incidence ranging from 60 to 90%. Arrhythmias are one of several significant predictors for severe cardiovascular outcomes. It is essential, therefore, for the anesthetist to evaluate patients at risk preoperatively with a careful history and to have an appropriate knowledge concerning the etiology, electrophysiology, diagnosis, drug effects and treatment of arrhythmias.

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IssueVol 5 No 3 (2019): Summer QRcode
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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/aacc.v5i3.1213
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Anesthesia Cardiac arrhythmias

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Khan Z, Movafegh A, Abed Ali H. Dysrhythmias under General Anesthesia and Their Management. Arch Anesth & Crit Care. 2019;5(3):104-106.