Unusual placement of a pacemaker pocket.

Autor: Mazzetti HA; Cardiology Division, Fernandez Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Tentori MC
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE [Pacing Clin Electrophysiol] 1997 Jun; Vol. 20 (6), pp. 1739-40.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03553.x
Abstrakt: Because of infection and extensive radiation injury to the skin of the chest wall, a dual chamber pacemaker was implanted deep to the clavicle. The wound has been stable and comfortable for 1 year and pacemaker programming has been unimpaired.
Databáze: MEDLINE