title: Transcutaneous cardiac pacing.
abstract: Pacemaker technology has experienced many advances. Today temporary pacing can be provided in several ways. This chapter examines one of these modalities, transcutaneous noninvasive pacing. In addition, this chapter reviews relevant historic milestones, describes transcutaneous pacing, state procedural aspects, and delineate important nursing aspects of care.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Waggoner
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning