Why the study?
Patients with cardiac devices undergoing cancer treatment present equipment-related challenges and potential device malfunction that anaesthesiologists must understand to prevent catastrophic outcomes.
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Understanding equipment characteristics and timely intervention by anesthesiologists can prevent catastrophic outcomes in patients with cardiac devices undergoing breast conserving surgery.
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Understanding pacemaker, ICD, and VAD characteristics may prevent malfunctions in oncosurgery; case reports leave open standardized protocols.
Pacemakers, implanted cardiac debrillators and ventricular assisted devices are frequently used for managing heart failures and patients with rhythm disorder. While managing such patients coming for oncosurgeries and cancer treatment, there are several issues related to equipment characteristic whose understanding is a must for the anaesthesiologist. There is a possibility of malfunctioning of these devices, however timely intervention can prevent catastrophic outcomes.
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Kulkarni et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Patients with pacemaker undergoing ipsilateral breast conserving surgery for carcinoma breast. Oncosurgeries in patients with cardiac devices was evaluated.
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