The esophageal temperature probe: Helpful monitoring device or inadvertent amplifier of risk?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 262-264

  Musat, Dan ^a   Mittal, Suneet ^a  

^a St Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODE; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOSPHAGEAL TEMPERATURE PROBE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ABLATION CATHETER; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RISK FACTOR; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BURNS; CATHETER ABLATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY VEINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THERMOMETERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952509640     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01936.x     Document Type: Note

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