Korean J Anesthesiol.  1993 Aug;26(4):820-823. 10.4097/kjae.1993.26.4.820.

General Anesthesia with Laryngeal Mask Airway for Operation of a Patient with Sick - Sinus Syndrome

• Seung IS
• Kim DW

• KMID: 2236998
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1993.26.4.820

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.

Keyword

Siek-sinus syndrome; General anesthesia; Laryngeal mask airway

MeSH Terms

Adult
Anesthesia, General*
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Bradycardia
Female
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal
Laryngeal Masks*
Thyroid Gland