Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 11 , Pages 483-486, November 2008

Cardiovascular system: critical incidents

Vikas Sharma, MBBS, MD (Anaesthetics), FRCA, is a Locum Consultant Anaesthetist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, Lancashire, UK. Conflicting interests: none declared

Andrew Severn, MA, FRCA, is a Consultant Anaesthetist with University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, Lancashire, UK. He is interested in general anaesthesia and perioperative care, especially in the older patient. Conflicting interests: none declared

Abstract 

Cardiovascular incidents are a major cause of any morbidity and mortality in the perioperative period. An understanding of their causes and complications, and the management of these incidents is essential for an anaesthetist. Because of aging population with increased co-morbidities and increasing complexity of surgeries, these incidents will continue to need increased awareness on the part of the anaesthetist.

Keywords: cardiovascular, critical, incidents, perioperative

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PII: S1472-0299(08)00204-X

doi:10.1016/j.mpaic.2008.09.005

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 11 , Pages 483-486, November 2008

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