Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: April | Volume: 6 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 45-49
Prevalence of ECG Abnormalities during Routine Preoperative Evaluation-A Retrospective Single Institute Study
Dr. Prabal Bharali1, Dr Mrinal Kanti Taye2
1,2Assistant Professor. Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care. Gauhati Medical College and Hospital Guwahati. Assam. India.
Corresponding Author: Dr Mrinal Kanti Taye
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Preoperative ECG assessment irrespective of age and its co-relation with different co-morbid conditions was the aim of this study.
Materials and Methods: All patients above one year of age attending PAC clinic were included and patients put for any type of cardiac surgery were excluded from the study. Prevalence of preoperative abnormal ECG evaluated at different age groups above one year of age and its co-relation to co-morbid conditions like hypertension, COPD, Diabetes Mellitus, Thyroid Disorder etc were also evaluated. Atrial fibrillation, left or right bundle branch block, left ventricular hypertrophy, premature ventricular complexes, pacemaker rhythm, or Q-wave or ST-segment changes were classified as abnormal ECG.
Results and Observation: Total no of patients during the study period were 1032. Among them 101 presented with abnormal ECG. Among 101patients with abnormal ECG, 60 were presented with co-morbid conditions. Average ECG abnormality was 9.79% irrespective ages. Among children’s also there were significant numbers abnormal ECGs but all of them were symptomatic patients.
Conclusion: There is an increase incidence of abnormal ECG even in asymptomatic cases with increasing age. Preoperative ECG is advisable in younger age groups including children and adolescent with symptomatic heart diseases and or with co existing diseases
Key words: preoperative, abnormal ECG, significant, all age groups, with symptom, co- morbidity.
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