Anaesthetic management of a patient with an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator in situ
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- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 78 (1) , 102-106
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/78.1.102
Abstract
The automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) is becoming used more frequently in patients with refractory malignant ventricular arrhythmias. The anaesthetic implications of patients with an AICD in situ presenting for surgery are discussed.Keywords
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