ECG monitoring of oral surgery patients receiving a local anesthetic.
Cardiac arrhythmias were observed on continuous electrocardiographic tracings in 36 of 225 patients who were having oral surgical procedures with local anesthesia only. The arrhythmias were serious enough in five patients to cause alteration of the treatment. A stethoscope taped to the chest of every patient for checking before and during every procedure might be just as effective as an electrocardioscope.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis; D005117:Cardiac Complexes, Premature / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000601:surgery*
D008012:Lidocaine