A patient with congenital complete heart block undergoing multiple exposures to general anaesthesia.
We present a patient with congenital complete heart block who underwent multiple anaesthetic exposures for eye examination and bilateral cataract surgery. The diagnosis was made during the first general anaesthetic. Various complications encountered during the multiple exposures are discussed.
Mohan
V K
VK
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India.
Naik
A K
AK
Bharti
N
N
Shende
D
D
D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006327:Heart Block / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male