Analysis of abnormal electrocardiogram observed during surgery: Part 1. Lead placement methods and artifacts.
The fundamentals of electrocardiographic diagnosis and the types of abnormal ECGs frequently found during surgery are described in this two-part article. Part 1 discusses lead placement and artifact recognition. Part 2 will describe arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation and flutter. Clinical situations of each are analyzed.
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Department of Anesthesiology, Kanagawa Dental College, Japan.
D016477:Artifacts; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*