Open AccessAnesthetic management of emergency laparotomy in a case of ischemic cardiomyopathy with COPD
Author(s) -
Saswata Bharati,
Dinesh Singh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.123267
Subject(s) - medicine , exploratory laparotomy , laparotomy , perforation , anesthetic , copd , cardiomyopathy , anesthesia , ischemic cardiomyopathy , pulmonary disease , depression (economics) , surgery , cardiology , heart failure , materials science , punching , ejection fraction , economics , metallurgy , macroeconomics
Anesthesia for non-cardiac surgeries in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy with other co-morbidities is a challenging situation for anesthetists. The choice of anesthesia and anesthetic agents should be judicious and balanced to maintain optimum cardiac output and to avoid myocardial depression for a successful postoperative outcome. Here, we describe the anesthetic management for emergency exploratory laparotomy in a patient who was suffering from ischemic cardiomyopathy along with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was presented to the emergency operation theater for gastrointestinal tract perforation.