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- Title
Management of temporary epicardial pacing wires in the cardiac surgical patient.
- Authors
Francis, Jeevan; Prothasis, Sneha; Hegde, Rutwik; Attia, Antony; Buchan, Keith
- Abstract
Temporary epicardial pacing wires are used after cardiothoracic surgery to maintain a stable cardiac rhythm. They must be distinguished from the more commonly encountered transvenous temporary pacing wires, which are often used in coronary care units for the same purpose. Patients with temporary epicardial pacing wires may be transferred to hospital wards where these wires are not usually encountered, such as COVID wards, the general intensive care unit, the coronary care unit or general surgical wards if a laparotomy was required in the early period following cardiac surgery. Serious complications may arise in managing patients with temporary epicardial pacing wires, which are well known in the cardiothoracic unit but not so well known elsewhere in the hospital. This article discusses the dangers associated with the management of temporary epicardial pacing wires in adult patients, some of which are common to temporary transvenous pacing wires and others are unique to temporary epicardial pacing wires.
- Subjects
CARDIAC surgery; ELECTRODES; THORACIC surgery; SURGERY; PATIENTS; ARTIFICIAL implants; CARDIAC pacing; ABDOMINAL surgery; CARDIAC pacemakers
- Publication
British Journal of Hospital Medicine (17508460), 2021, Vol 82, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
1750-8460
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/hmed.2021.0079