Research Article, Int J Cardiovasc Res Vol: 3 Issue: 4
Propofol Administration by Electrophysiologist Versus an Anesthesiologist During Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-Defibrillator(Crt-D) Implantation: Is an Anesthesiologist Necessary?
Omar I. Mufti1*, Muhammad B. Quraishi2, Mohammad A. Kabir3, Ronald Markert1 and Abdul Wase1,3 |
1Wright State University Cardiovascular Division, Dayton, Ohio, USA |
2Kettering Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio, USA |
3Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, USA |
Corresponding author : Omar I. Mufti Cardiovascular division, Hartford hospital, 80 Seymour St, Suit 276, hartford, United States Tel: + 812-604-0084 E-mail: omufti@hotmail.com |
Received: June 05, 2014 Accepted: June 22, 2014 Published: August 12, 2014 |
Citation: Mufti OI, Quraishi MB, Kabir MA, Markert R, Wase A (2014) Propofol Administration by Electrophysiologist Versus an Anesthesiologist During Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-Defibrillator (Crt-D) Implantation: Is an Anesthesiologist Necessary?. Int J Cardiovasc Res 3:4. doi:10.4172/2324-8602.1000176 |
Abstract
Propofol Administration by Electrophysiologist Versus an Anesthesiologist During Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-Defibrillator(Crt-D) Implantation: Is an Anesthesiologist Necessary?
It is recommended that propofol be administered by an anesthesiologist. We examined whether propofol could be administered with equal safety under the supervision of an electrophysiologist. The reference procedure was cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) implantation, which requires deep sedation at the time of defibrillation threshold (DFT) testing.