Pacemaker Backup-Mode Reversion and Injury during Cardiac Surgery

Pacemaker Backup-Mode Reversion and Injury during Cardiac Surgery

Both electrocautery and internal defibrillation are routinely used in cardiac operations. The cases of 5 patients are presented in whom backup-mode reversion or injury of permanently implanted pulse generators occurred during a cardiac procedure. The theoretical explanations for backup-mode reversio...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 1986-02, Vol.41 (2), p.155-157
Hauptverfasser: Lamas, Gervasio A., Antman, Elliott M., Gold, Jeffrey P., Braunwald, Nina S., Collins, John J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Electricity
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pacemaker, Artificial
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the heart
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Zusammenfassung:Both electrocautery and internal defibrillation are routinely used in cardiac operations. The cases of 5 patients are presented in whom backup-mode reversion or injury of permanently implanted pulse generators occurred during a cardiac procedure. The theoretical explanations for backup-mode reversion and generator or tissue injury are discussed, and recommendations are made for the management of patients with a pacemaker who are to undergo a cardiac operation.
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/S0003-4975(10)62658-6