Modified Temporary Cardiac Pacing Using Transvenous Active Fixation Leads and External Re-Sterilized Pulse Generators

Modified temporary cardiac pacing using transvenous active fixation leads and external re-sterilized pulse generators.

Prolonged temporary cardiac pacing using subcutaneous tunnelled active-fixation permanent pacing leads.

Temporary transvenous cardiac pacing is occasionally required for prolonged periods, particularly in patients with severe infection and bradyarrhythmias who may need several weeks of antibiotic treatment before a permanent pacemaker can be safely implanted. Prolonged temporary transvenous pacing is frequently associated with complications such as local or systemic infection, lead displacement, ...

Prolonged temporary cardiac pacing using an external permanent pacing system.

The number of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators implanted each year continues to grow in Spain, due largely to the increased life expectancy of the population in the case of pacemakers and the indications for primary prevention in the case of implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Although the incidence of infections associated with implantable cardiac devices is not high...

Temporary transvenous cardiac pacing in the critical care setting.

Temporary transvenous pacing and femoral vein thrombosis.

The true incidence of thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in patients requiring temporary transvenous pacing via the femoral vein in unknown. Twenty-nine patients, mean age 66.2 years (range 38-79 years) who required temporary pacing were studied by bilateral contrast venography and perfusion lung scanning after removal of the pacing catheter. The patients were subdivided into two subgroups based...