title: Intraabdominal paddle placement for internal defibrillation during cardiac reoperation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital, Denver, CO 80218.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: 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*