title: Perioperative myocardial ischaemia in patients undergoing transurethral surgery: a pilot study comparing general with spinal anaesthesia.
abstract: We have studied the incidence and duration of perioperative myocardial ischaemia using ambulatory ECG monitoring in 100 patients undergoing transurethral surgery, who were allocated randomly to receive either general or spinal anaesthesia. The overall incidence of myocardial ischaemia increased from 18% to 26% between the preoperative and postoperative periods. Patients with ischaemic heart disease had a significantly greater incidence of myocardial ischaemia after operation than patients without known ischaemic heart disease (P < 0.05). There was an increase in both the incidence and duration of myocardial ischaemia after operation with both anaesthetic techniques, but no significant difference between the two.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Surgical and Anaesthetic Sciences, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Callaghan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Reilly
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*