Development of Intra–Operative Severe  Bradycardia Under Spinal Anaesthesia:  A Case Report

Dr Urmila Palaria; Dr Mohd A Rashid; Dr A K Sinha; Dr Santosh Kumar; Dr Vijita Pandey

Volume : III, Issue : III, March - 2014

Development of Intra–Operative Severe Bradycardia Under Spinal Anaesthesia: A Case Report

Dr Urmila Palaria, Dr Mohd A Rashid, Dr A K Sinha, Dr Santosh Kumar, Dr Vijita Pandey,

Abstract :

Bradycardia and hypotension are often and benign complication of regional anaesthesia.The causes for development of adycardia after spinal anaesthesia are not completely understood, yet circulatoryetiology is considered to be primary one. Severe adycardiaunder spinal anesthesia occurs more frequently in healthy, young ASA I patients while hypotension occurs more frequently in the elderly. So, the knowledge of the risk factors as well as their pathophysiology and immediate and aggressive treatment, during the occurrence of severe adycardia and hypotension is must in order to prevent fatalities and to achieve best long term outcome.