Open AccessElectrocardiographic changes after lung resection: Case report and brief review
Author(s) -
Abhijit Nair,
Gopi Macherla,
Rajendra Kumar Sahoo,
Sarika Verma
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.154048
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , resection , lung , incidence (geometry) , intensive care unit , surgery , intensive care medicine , physics , optics
The incidence of acute coronary syndrome after a lung resection is less, especially in an asymptomatic patient. However, arrhythmias are very commonly encountered which can be benign or may require anti-arrhythmic agents thereby increasing stay postoperatively in the Intensive Care Unit. We encountered unexpected ST-T changes after a left upper lobectomy under general anesthesia in a 60-year-old lady in the immediate postoperative period that made us to review the literature for electrocardiographic abnormalities after lung resection surgeries.