ECG(anaesthesia)
Last reviewed 01/2018
An ECG is indicated in patients with the following conditions:
- ischaemic heart disease
- hypertension
- rheumatic fever
- respiratory disease, e.g. smoker or pulmonary hypertension
Contentiously, a screening ECG in all patients over 40 years of age has been recommended. An ECG in patients older than 50 years is of more certain value, but individual anaesthetists have there own preferences.