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Perioperative management of Wolff–Parkinson-White syndrome – A case series

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Case Series

Author Details : Robin Manidas, Prem Kumar*

Volume : 9, Issue : 1, Year : 2022

Article Page : 124-128

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijca.2022.022

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Abstract

Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a type of pre-excitation syndromewhere part of cardiac ventricles are activated too early by virtue of an accessory pathway, that directly attaches atria and ventricles, thereby allowing electrical activity to bypass AV node, thus leading to episodes of tachycardia which can be either asymptomatic or may present with dyspnoea on exertion or with palpitation. As it’s a rare condition, we report 3 cases of WPW Syndrome which adds more evidence to the current literature. The anaesthetic management can be challenging and has to be customized to the nature of the surgery and the patient to avoid life-threatening tachyarrhythmias.
Messages: Perioperative management of WPW syndrome is challenging and requires good pre-operative planning and adequate preparation for intraoperative and post-operative period.

Keywords : Anesthesia, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Ebstein’s anomaly, General, Laparotomy, Perioperative period, WPW syndrome.

How to cite : Manidas R, Kumar P, Perioperative management of Wolff–Parkinson-White syndrome – A case series. Indian J Clin Anaesth 2022;9(1):124-128

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