title: Temporary pacing catheter placement in patients requiring continuous external pacing.
abstract: Electrocardiographic features of temporary transvenous pacemaker have been discussed and have been used to guide insertion of pacemaker without fluoroscopic aid. The following is a description of the electrocardiographic features of temporary endocardial pacemaker insertion in a patient who is chronically dependent on external temporary transthoracic pacing.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket 02860.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tilkemeier
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial