Abstract

A 60-year-old female patient posted for discectomy of lumbar region L3 -L4 was accidently diagnosed to have chronic atrial fibrillation of rheumatic aetiology.This is a case report of this patient of critical mitral stenosis with mild mitral regurgitation with chronic atrial fibrillation managed successfully under lower thoracic epidural anaesthesia,in prone position without any compli-cation.

Details

Title
Lumbar Discectomy of a Patient of Mitral Stenosis with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation Under Epidural Anaesthesia
Author
Kulkarni, Vinaya; Jamkar, Maya; Dhole, Anil; Junghare, Sandeep
Pages
77-77
Publication year
2008
Publication date
Jan 2008
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
00195049
e-ISSN
09762817
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
858427245
Copyright
Copyright Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd Jan 2008