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Perioperative Tachyarrhythmias
Case Synopsis A 68-year-old man develops sudden-onset fast atrial fibrillation during an emergency laparotomy under general anesthesia for an ischemic small bowel. The patient is hypotensive, with an irregular narrow complex tachycardia and a ventricular rate of 140 beats per…