title: Classification of cardiac pacemakers: the pacemaker code.
abstract: Pacemaker codes were developed to describe cardiac pacemaker function. Familiarity with these codes is essential for nurses caring for the patient with a permanent pacemaker. The article addresses the classification code of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology and the British Pacing and Electrophysiology Group and its relationship to pacemaker characteristics.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teplitz
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000451:nursing; D004867:Equipment Design; D005246:Feedback; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000145:classification*; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000458:organization & administration; D013041:Specialties, Nursing; D009626:Terminology as Topic