title: [Emergency heart stimulation with a transthoracic electrode. Our experience in 35 cases].
abstract: 35 cases of heart stimulation using a transthoracic electrode are presented. It is emphasised that the technique is only applicable in very few cases (total AVB with a critical frequency below 20/min, all types of asystolia). The simple technique, results and complications (in theory many but in practice only 1 occurred) are briefly described.
mesh_terms: D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy; D006327:Heart Block / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000506:poisoning; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
vernacular_title: La stimolazione cardiaca d'urgenza con elettrodo transtoracico. Nostra esperienza in 35 casi.