Why the study?
Does endocardial pacing reduce the need for reoperation compared to epicardial pacing in children requiring pacemakers?
Population
23 children aged 2 days-14 years requiring pacemaker implantation at the Karolinska Hospital. Indications…
Comparison
Pacemaker implantation with endocardial electrodes vs Pacemaker implantation with epicardial electrodes
Design
Cohort
Authors
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High epicardial electrode failure in children; leaves open whether endocardial pacing reduces reoperations in prospective trials.
Does endocardial pacing reduce the need for reoperation compared to epicardial pacing in children requiring pacemakers?
Endocardial pacing is the preferred method over epicardial pacing in children and infants due to a significantly lower risk of electrode complications and reoperations.
Nordlander et al. (1992) studied this question.
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