[Heart conduction system under conditions of general anesthesia. Results of a 15-year study]

Effects of 14 anesthetics, narcotic analgesics, benzodiazepines, and their combinations on the cardiac conduction system (CCS) were studied in 470 surgical patients of a general profile during operation and narcosis by transesophageal electrocardiostimulation. Interactions between components of total anesthesia can improve or suppress the intracardiac conduction. The authors classified the data on the effects of agents used for narcosis on the sinus node function and atrioventricular and anteretrograde conduction. The results will help an anesthesiologist in a differentiated approach to the choice of anesthetics for surgical patients with initially disordered CCS and heart rhythm.