[Potential danger to pacemaker patients during transurethral operations. Clinical and experimental studies].
The high sensitivity of modern demand pacemakers to HF-currents, as used for the TUR, could be shown by an in vitro model, animal experiments and clinical investigations. It was possible to characterise the type specific HF-sensitivity by means of individual functions. Furthermore, it could be proven that almost every external HF-signal could be blocked by switching the demand pacemaker to its fixed magnet frequency, a most important procedure in order to maintain patient safety during a transurethral resection.
D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D019723:Endoscopes; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012306:Risk; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*
Potentielle Gefährdung von Herzschrittmacherpatienten bei transurethralen Operationen. Klinische und experimentelle Untersuchungen.