This review provides an overview of anaesthetic management for patients undergoing procedures in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory.
May guide cath lab anaesthetic decisions; extends synthesis but leaves standardization open to prospective trials.
Interventional cardiology is an innovative and expanding field. Anaesthetists are increasingly involved in managing complex congenital and acquired heart lesions in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory. This article provides an overview of common lesions encountered in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory, the anaesthetic management of patients with congenital and acquired heart lesions, the procedures performed and the complications encountered during such procedures.
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