General Anesthesia with Laryngeal Mask Airway for Operation of a Patient with Sick - Sinus Syndrome. |
Ik Sang Seung, Dong Won Kim |
Department of Anesthesiology, College of Dentistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. |
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Abstract |
Sick-sinus syndrome may be defined as an unexplained and marked sinus bradycardia or sinus arrest with or without associated supraventricular arrhythmias. The following is a case of left thyroid lobectomy and isthmectomy for an 39-year-old woman with sick-sinus syndrome under general anesthesia with laryngeal mask airway instead of endotracheal intubation. |
Key Words:
Siek-sinus syndrome; General anesthesia; Laryngeal mask airway |