Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators - general and anesthetic considerations

A pacemaking system consists of an impulse generator and lead or leads to carry the electrical impulse to the patient's heart. Pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator codes were made to describe the type of pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator implanted. Indications...

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Main Authors: Amy G. Rapsang, Prithwis Bhattacharyya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2014-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942014000300205&lng=en&tlng=en