Why the study?
Does subpectoral implantation of an ICD under local anaesthesia with conscious sedation provide acceptable patient comfort and reduce procedure duration compared to general anaesthesia in patients requiring an ICD?
Population
45 consecutive patients with either aborted sudden death or haemodynamically unstable ventricular…
Comparison
Subpectoral implantation of a cardioverter… vs Subpectoral implantation of a cardioverter…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
within 24 hours
Authors
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Local anaesthesia was associated with shorter ICD implant times; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does subpectoral implantation of an ICD under local anaesthesia with conscious sedation provide acceptable patient comfort and reduce procedure duration compared to general anaesthesia in patients requiring an ICD?
Subpectoral ICD implantation under local anaesthesia with conscious sedation is well-tolerated by patients and significantly reduces procedure time compared to general anaesthesia.
Lipscomb et al. (1998) studied this question.
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