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- Title
Arrhythmia management devices and electromagnetic interference.
- Authors
Mattingly, Emily
- Abstract
The technological complexity of implantable arrhythmia management devices, specifically pacemakers and defibritiators, has increased dramatically since their introduction only a few decades ago. Patients with such devices are encountered much more frequently in hospitals and surgery centers, yet anesthesia provider knowledge of safe and proper management is often Incomplete. Anesthesia textbooks and references may provide only short paragraphs on arrhythmia management devices that do not address important perioperative management strategies for this ever growing patient population. it is no longer so Use factory to simply place o magnet over an implanted device during surgery and assume that this action protects the patient from harm due to electromagnetic Interference from inappropriate device function. This AANA Journal course serves as a concise review of bask device function, the sources and effects of electromagnetic interference in the operative setting, and patient management recommendations from current literature.
- Subjects
ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROMAGNETISM; CARDIAC pacemakers; DEFIBRILLATORS; ANESTHESIA; ARTIFICIAL implants
- Publication
AANA Journal, 2005, Vol 73, Issue 2, p129
- ISSN
0094-6354
- Publication type
Article