Preventing pacemaker problems with nerve stimulators

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 554-556

  McKay, R E ^a   Rozner, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ASYSTOLE; BRADYCARDIA; DEVICE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; GENERATOR; HUMAN; LETTER; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVE STIMULATOR; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; QRS COMPLEX; RISK; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 42149102847     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05530_1.x     Document Type: Letter

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