Learning curve characteristics of pacing lead extraction with a laser sheath

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 11 II, 1998, Pages 2309-2313

  Bracke, Frank A ^a   Meijer, Albert ^a   Van Gelder, Berry ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complications; Endocardial pacing electrodes; Extraction; Laser; Learning curve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTRACTION; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LASER; LEARNING; MALE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031755323     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb01172.x     Document Type: Article

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