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Successful anaesthetic management of a morbidly obese patient with a peritonsillar abscess and a pacemaker was achieved by reprogramming the device to asynchronous mode and utilizing difficult airway protocols.
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This case highlights the specific anesthetic challenges of managing a difficult airway and reprogramming a pacemaker to asynchronous mode in a morbidly obese patient undergoing emergency surgery.
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May inform anesthetic planning in similar high-risk cases; leaves open need for prospective data on generalizability.
M et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Peritonsillar abscess, complete heart block with pacemaker, morbid obesity (n=1). Anaesthetic management including pacemaker reprogramming to VOO mode and difficult airway protocol was evaluated on Successful surgical and anaesthetic management without complications. Successful anaesthetic management of a morbidly obese patient with a peritonsillar abscess and a pacemaker was achieved by reprogramming the device to asynchronous mode and utilizing difficult airway protocols.
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