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A case of post-COVID-19 mucormycosis with permanent pacemaker posted for functional endoscopic sinus surgery: Anaesthetic challenges

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The important perioperative challenges during surgical debridement for post-coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis include difficult airway, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM), side effects of amphotericin B (AmB), presence of other comorbidities… Click to show full abstract

The important perioperative challenges during surgical debridement for post-coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis include difficult airway, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM), side effects of amphotericin B (AmB), presence of other comorbidities and post-COVID-19 systemic abnormalities including a decline in respiratory function.[1] We report the successful management of a patient with post-COVID-19 mucormycosis with a permanent pacemaker in situ posted for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) under general anaesthesia.

Keywords: post covid; permanent pacemaker; mucormycosis permanent; post; covid mucormycosis

Journal Title: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Year Published: 2021

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