Case report: Severe skin burn at the site of the indifferent electrode after radiofrequency catheter ablation of typical atrial flutter

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 337-340

  Goette, Andreas ^a   Reek, Seven ^a   Klein, Helmut U ^a   Christoph Geller, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Catheter ablation; Complication; RF energy; Skin burn

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BURN; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; GENERATOR; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FLUTTER; BURNS, ELECTRIC; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034843747     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011481104053     Document Type: Article

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