Why the study?
Does epicardial pacing control arrhythmias and improve cardiac output in patients following open-heart surgery?
Population
n=60 patients undergoing open-heart surgery
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
immediate postoperative period
Authors
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May suppress postoperative ventricular ectopy and improve output; hypothesis-generating from case reports, needs controlled trials before adoption.
Does epicardial pacing control arrhythmias and improve cardiac output in patients following open-heart surgery?
Epicardial pacing using electrodes implanted during open-heart surgery is a safe and effective method to control postoperative arrhythmias and improve cardiac output.
Harris et al. (1968) studied this question.
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