An introduction to the automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and its anesthetic implications.
This paper presents a description of the automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD), as well as information pertaining to indications for its use, patient selection criteria, surgical implantation techniques, and anesthetic implications. A brief hoisotrical overview ofthe development of...
| Publicado en: | AANA Journal Vol. 61; no. 4; pp. 388 - 394 |
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| Formato: | pictorial tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Aug1993
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| Sumario: | This paper presents a description of the automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD), as well as information pertaining to indications for its use, patient selection criteria, surgical implantation techniques, and anesthetic implications. A brief hoisotrical overview ofthe development of the AICD is included. Complications, indications, and contraindications associated with the device are discussed. |
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