Electrosurgery-induced ventricular fibrillation during pacemaker replacement -A unique mechanism

Journal of Clinical Monitoring

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 339-342

  Aggarwal, Anil ^a   Farber, Neil E ^a   Kolter, G S ^a   Dhamee, Mohammed S ^a  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac pacemakers; Electrosurgery; Microshock; Mustard procedure; Transposition of the great arteries; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSURGERY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

MICROSHOCK; MUSTARD PROCEDURE; VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

PACEMAKERS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; ELECTROSURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; RESUSCITATION; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

EID: 0030198882     PISSN: 07481977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02221756     Document Type: Article

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