title: Subfascial implantation of implantable cardioverter defibrillator generator.
abstract: The automatic cardioverter defibrillator generator is a relatively large unit, which has most often been implanted in a subcutaneous pocket. In a consecutive series of 120 primary implantations, we employed a subrectus fascia pocket that has resulted in a cosmetically superior result with a 0.8% incidence of system infection. The technique of subfascial implantation is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts 01805.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Shahian
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Streitz
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Venditti
mesh_terms: D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants