TY - JOUR
T1 - Perioperative atrial fibrillation and epidural anesthesia
T2 - Case report and review of the literature
AU - Rogers, William Kirke
AU - Schroeder, Kristopher M.
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - A case of new-onset atrial fibrillation subsequent to activation of neuraxial anesthesia is presented. The development of atrial fibrillation was temporally related to placement and dosing of an epidural catheter, and may have been triggered by a vagal response to dosing of the anesthetic or the resulting treatment with fluid and an adrenergic agent. The literature on the acute preoperative management of atrial fibrillation and the implications of atrial fibrillation for the patient undergoing regional anesthesia are reviewed.
AB - A case of new-onset atrial fibrillation subsequent to activation of neuraxial anesthesia is presented. The development of atrial fibrillation was temporally related to placement and dosing of an epidural catheter, and may have been triggered by a vagal response to dosing of the anesthetic or the resulting treatment with fluid and an adrenergic agent. The literature on the acute preoperative management of atrial fibrillation and the implications of atrial fibrillation for the patient undergoing regional anesthesia are reviewed.
KW - Atrial fibrillation
KW - Catheter placement
KW - Epidural
KW - Neuraxial anesthesia
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jclinane.2011.10.013
DO - 10.1016/j.jclinane.2011.10.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 22608590
AN - SCOPUS:84861157651
SN - 0952-8180
VL - 24
SP - 329
EP - 333
JO - Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
JF - Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
IS - 4
ER -