title: Anesthetic considerations for electrophysiologic procedures.
abstract: The array of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in the cardiology electrophysiology laboratory has expanded rapidly. Increasingly more facilities and cardiologists are performing these procedures, and the number of patients for whom these procedures are indicated is expanding. Because of the complexity of the procedures and associated patient comorbidity, anesthesia providers will become more involved in providing care in the electrophysiology laboratory. Therefore, anesthesia providers must be prepared to handle a broad range of case complexity. This article addresses the implications of providing anesthesia safely and effectively in the electrophysiology laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road, UHS-2, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Izumi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Harukuni
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sera
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial