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Cardiac Pacemakers and Defibrillators

An 85-year-old man with a VVI pacemaker presents for repair of an abdominal incisional hernia.

CARDIAC PACEMAKERS AND DEFIBRILLATORS

An 85-year-old man with a VVI pacemaker presents for repair of an abdominal incisional hernia. He refuses spinal anesthesia. Induction of anesthesia with propofol, fentanyl, and succinylcholine results in muscle fascicula-tions and asystole.

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Clinical Cases in Anesthesia : Cardiac Pacemakers and Defibrillators
Cardiac Pacemakers and Defibrillators
What do the first three letters of the pacemaker code represent?
What is the difference between a demand and an asynchronous pacemaker?
What is the difference between ventricular (single-chamber) and dual-chamber pacemakers?
Is a unipolar or bipolar pacemaker more sensitive to electrocautery interference?
How is pacemaker interference by electrocautery prevented?
What is pacemaker hysteresis?
What causes myopotential inhibition of a pacemaker?
What is an automatic implantable cardioverterdefibrillator (AICD)?
How is the patient with an AICD managed in the perioperative period?


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