Comparison of Three Different Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Approaches: Pectoral Implantation Using Conscious Sedation Reduces Procedure Times and Cost

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 221-225

  Bollmann, Andreas ^a   Kanuru, Narendra K ^a   DeLurgio, David ^a   Walter, Paul F ^a   Burnette, Joy Crowe ^a   Langberg, Jonathan J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Implantable defibrillator; Implantation approaches; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; THORAX SURGERY; TIME;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031261118     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009768806894     Document Type: Article

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