Key result
Unipolar electrocautery applied to the pocket during routine implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generator replacement induced transient ventricular fibrillation.
Population
A 78-year-old man with a primary-prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator undergoing elective…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May prompt caution with unipolar electrocautery during ICD replacement; single case leaves open incidence and mitigation strategies.
Highlights the risk of electrocautery-induced ventricular fibrillation during routine ICD generator replacement when tachycardia detection is turned off.
Cassagneau et al. (2013) studied this question. Unipolar electrocautery applied to the pocket during routine implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generator replacement induced transient ventricular fibrillation.
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