title: Anaesthetic management of a patient of Brugada syndrome for an emergency appendicectomy.
abstract: Brugada syndrome is a myocardial transmembrane conduction of sodium abnormality and a common cause of sudden cardiac death. It is characterized by a distinctive electrocardiograph pattern with right bundle branch block and ST segment elevation in precordial leads V1-V3. Many factors during general anesthetic management could precipitate malignant dysrhythmia. We report the anesthetic management of a patient with Brugada syndrome for emergency appendectomy uneventfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, SICU, TICU, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, State of Qatar.
authors.forename: Chetankumar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raval
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, SICU, TICU, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, State of Qatar.
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saeed
keywords: Aanesthetic management; Brugada syndrome; emergency appendicectomy