Key result
Electromagnetic fields from electrosurgery and magnetic imaging systems can interfere with implantable electronic devices during endoscopy, requiring specific steps to minimize risk.
Why the study?
The increasing use of implantable electronic devices in patients undergoing endoscopy raises concerns about electromagnetic interference during electrosurgery and magnetic imaging.
How can the risk of electromagnetic interference with implantable electronic devices be minimized during endoscopy?
Case Report (n=1)
How can the risk of electromagnetic interference with implantable electronic devices be minimized during endoscopy?
Provides guidance and highlights necessary steps to minimize electromagnetic interference risks for patients with implantable electronic devices undergoing endoscopy.
May prompt pre-procedure device checks during endoscopy; case reports leave open validation of mitigation protocols.
The increasing use of implantable electronic devices such as cardiac pacemakers and neurostimulators means that they are being increasingly encountered in endoscopy departments. The electromagnetic fields generated during electrosurgery and with magnetic imaging systems have the potential to interfere with such devices. The authors present a case that highlights some of the steps necessary for minimising risk, review the evidence and summarise the currently available guidance.
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Corbett et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Patients with implantable electronic devices undergoing endoscopy (n=1). Electrosurgery and magnetic imaging systems during endoscopy was evaluated. Electromagnetic fields from electrosurgery and magnetic imaging systems can interfere with implantable electronic devices during endoscopy, requiring specific steps to minimize risk.
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