Key result
Proper precautions prevent pacemaker interference during transurethral electrocautery in preliminary series.
Why the study?
The safety of transurethral electrocautery procedures in patients with cardiac pacemakers and the prevention of electrical interference was evaluated.
Do specific safety precautions prevent pacemaker interference during transurethral electrocautery procedures in patients with cardiac pacemakers?
Comparison
Transurethral electrocautery procedures with safety precautions
Design
Case report
Authors
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May support safe transurethral electrocautery with precautions in pacemaker patients; leaves open confirmation in larger prospective studies.
Case Report (n=3)
Do specific safety precautions prevent pacemaker interference during transurethral electrocautery procedures in patients with cardiac pacemakers?
Transurethral electrocautery procedures can be performed safely in patients with cardiac pacemakers by employing proper grounding, shielding, and monitoring precautions.
Richard L. Fein (1967) conducted a case report in Cardiac pacemakers (n=3). Transurethral electrocautery procedures was evaluated on Pacemaker interference. Transurethral electrocautery procedures were performed in 3 patients with cardiac pacemakers without any pacemaker interference (0 events) by utilizing proper shielding, grounding, and circuit placement.
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