Recommendations for Perioperative Management of Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices

• Published in: Acta clinica Croatica (Tisak) Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 383 - 390
• Main Authors: Pavlović, Nikola, Manola, Šime, Vražić, Hrvoje, Vučić, Marinko, Brusich, Sandro, Radeljić, Vjekoslav, Zeljković, Ivan, Matasić, Richard, Anić, Ante, Benko, Ivica, Gavranović, Željka, Zlatić Glogoški, Milana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Croatia Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medical Research, Vinogradska cesta c. 29 Zagreb 01.06.2018; Sestre Milosrdnice University hospital, Institute of Clinical Medical Research
• Subjects: Anesthesia, General; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices; Croatia; Defibrillators, Implantable; Guideline; Humans; Pacemaker, Artificial; Peri-operative Care; Perioperative Care; Recommendations; Croatia; Perioperative Care; Guideline; Anesthesia, General; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices; Croatia
• ISSN: 0353-9466; 1333-9451
• DOI: 10.20471/acc.2018.57.02.22

Four thousand cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) are implanted yearly in Croatia with constant increase. General anesthesia and surgery carry some specific risk for the patients with implanted CIEDs. Since most of the surgical procedures are performed in institutions without reprogramming devices available, or in the periods when they are unavailable, these guidelines aim to standardize the protocol for perioperative management of these patients. With this protocol, most of the procedures can be performed easily and, more importantly, safely in the majority of surgical patients.