12th International Conference on Anesthesiology and Critical Care

An irregular heartbeat followed by surgery known as post-operative atrial fibrillation often is dismissed as a transient phenomenon. But POAF can significantly increases the risk of heart attack or stroke during the first 12 months after surgery mostly cardiovascular surgery. Atrial Fibrillation is an atrial arrhythmia characterized predominantly by uncoordinated atrial activation with consequent deterioration of atrial function. Atrial fibrillation is caused due to:           Hypertension           Ischemic Heart Disease           Restrictive cardiac myopathy           Cardiac Tumors           Pulmonary hypertension           Obesity ·           Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Patients developing AF following cardiac surgery are at increased risk of stroke, congestive heart failure, and haemodynamic instability. Postoperative AF is invariably associated with increased intensive care unit stays and prolonged hospitalizations and is responsible f

Analgesics are drugs that are used to relieve pain. Technically, the term analgesic refers to a medication that provides relief from pain without putting you to sleep or making you lose consciousness. Analgesic drugs act in various ways on central nervous and peripheral nervous systems. They are distinctive from anesthetics , that temporarily affect, and in some instances eliminate, sensation. Analgesics include paracetamol, the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as the salicylates, and opioid drugs such as morphine and oxycodone. Analgesics are classified into two types: Anti-Inflammatory Analgesics: Anti-inflammatory drugs are pharmaceuticals with anti-inflammatory, pain relieving, and illness-reducing effects. Inflammation is not an infection. Infections are caused by bacteria or viruses and are treated with antibiotics or antiviral drugs. In long-term use, these may damage the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract and cause intestinal bleeding.