title: Use of self-adhesive external defibrillator pads for complex cardiac surgical procedures.
abstract: We describe a useful technique for the management of life-threatening arrhythmias that occur during complex or reoperative cardiac surgical procedures when internal defibrillation cannot be achieved. Two self-adhesive external pads are attached to the patient before draping to enable the delivery of current for defibrillation or cardioversion without the need for removal of adhesive surgical drapes and the cumbersome use of external defibrillator paddles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bojar
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rastegar
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Diehl
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cleveland
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans