Suspected electrically induced ventricular fibrillation during thoracoscopic partial pericardectomy in two dogs
| Autor: | Ulrich Rytz, Isabelle Karin Iff, Nuria Vizcaino Reves, Nicole Studer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Thorax
medicine.medical_specialty Surgical approach Fatal outcome General Veterinary 040301 veterinary sciences business.industry Thoracic cavity 0402 animal and dairy science 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences medicine.disease 040201 dairy & animal science Pericardial effusion Surgery 0403 veterinary science medicine.anatomical_structure Ventricular fibrillation medicine Pericardium business Tissue Dissection |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Record Case Reports. 7 |
| ISSN: | 2052-6121 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/vetreccr-2018-000750 |
| Popis: | Partial removal of the pericardium is the recommended treatment for dogs suffering from recurrent pericardial effusion. An electrosurgical unit is often used for tissue dissection in the thorax, especially with a minimally invasive surgical approach. This report describes the occurrence of ventricular fibrillation in two dogs while using an electrosurgical unit inside the thoracic cavity. Several characteristics implicate an electrically induced arrhythmia. While one dog could be resuscitated successfully, there was a fatal outcome in the other. This report highlights that a thorough understanding of the electrosurgical unit is important, in order to use it safely. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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