Abstract

SEPULVEDA-LOPEZ, Fabio Alejandro; JIMENEZ-MUNOZ, Luz María; AGUDELO-URIBE, Juan Fernando  and  CASTRO-PEREZ, Jorge Alberto. Patient with an implantable cardiac electrical stimulation device. What should the anesthesiologist know?. Rev. colomb. anestesiol. [online]. 2021, vol.49, n.4, e301.  Epub Aug 25, 2021. ISSN 0120-3347.  https://doi.org/10.5554/22562087.e976.

Patients with implantable electric stimulation devices are challenging to the anesthesiologist since these cases demand a comprehensive knowledge about how the device operates, the indications for the implant and the implications that must be addressed during the perioperative period. This article is intended to provide the reader with clear and structured information so that the anesthesiologist will be able to safely deal with the situation of a patient with an implantable cardiac stimulation device, who has been programmed for emergent surgery. A search for the scientific evidence available was conducted in Pubmed / Medline, ScienceDirect, OVID, SciELO), for a non-systematic review. The incidence of the use of cardiac electric stimulation devices has been growing. Their operation is increasingly complex, and demands being constantly updated on the knowledge in the area.

Keywords : Perioperative period; Electrical stimulation therapy; Artificial cardiac stimulation; Cardiac resynchronization therapy devices; Implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

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