Inappropriate defibrillator shocks caused by oversensing of T-wave in hyperkalaemia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 196, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 626-

  Xu, Bo ^a   Connor, Howard ^b   Ziffer, Robert ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Central Gippsland Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM BINDING RESIN; RESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DEFIBRILLATOR SHOCK; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LETTER; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; QRS COMPLEX; R WAVE; SHOCK; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; T WAVE; CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATOR; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 84865083366     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10165     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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