Intraabdominal paddle placement for internal defibrillation during cardiac reoperation.
Ventricular fibrillation during sternal reentry can be a fatal complication that is vexing to manage when it occurs before complete exposure of the heart. A technique of intraabdominal paddle placement for internal countershock has been used to successfully manage this complication.
Wall
M J
MJ
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital, Denver, CO 80218.
Clarke
D R
DR
D000328:Adult; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000517:prevention & control*