Abstract

We report a case of complete heart block patient with pacemaker in situ (VVI mode-ventricle paced sensed and inhibited) with anticipated difficult airway of a morbid obese patient presenting for incision and drainage of peritonsillar abscess on an emergency basis because of impending respiratory distress.

The challenges encountered in this case was:

  • Programming the pacemaker to asynchronous mode { VOO mode-ventricle paced, none sensed and no response to sensing) in this case}
  • Managing difficult airway.
Keywords: pacemaker, peritonsillar abscess, difficult airway

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M., D. A., G., D. K. K., & Krishnaaithal, D. S. (2020). Anaesthetic Management of a Case of Peritonsillar Abscess in a Patient with Complete Heart Block with Pacemaker. International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science, 5(05), 169 to 171. https://doi.org/10.23958/ijirms/vol05-i05/875

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