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ECG Changes Occurring During Chest Liposuction for Gynecomastia – Artifacts or a Cause for Concern?

Currently, liposuction alone or combined with various methods of gland excision has become the standard of care in the surgical management of gynecomastia. Although liposuction is considered a safe and straightforward method of body contouring, serious complications related to the procedure, includi...

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Autores principales: Cheruvu, Ved Prakash Rao, Padala, Sri Rama Ananta Nagabhushanam, Khan, Manal M, Basireddy, Pragna Reddy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9867793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36694503
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32850
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Sumario:Currently, liposuction alone or combined with various methods of gland excision has become the standard of care in the surgical management of gynecomastia. Although liposuction is considered a safe and straightforward method of body contouring, serious complications related to the procedure, including deaths, have been reported in the literature. We report the occurrence of ECG artifacts intra-operatively while performing chest liposuction under general anesthesia. Patients may receive unnecessary and potentially dangerous therapeutic interventions if these ECG artifacts are not identified correctly. A careful and rational evaluation of the patient and the ECG by the clinician can accurately identify these pseudo-abnormalities and avoid unnecessary therapies.