title: A new temporary pacing electrode.
abstract: A simple method for the positioning of a temporary pacemaker electrode in the course of open-heart operation is presented. Instead of using "back-stitching," we recommend that after the wire electrode is passed through the myocardium, it should be driven through a small pledget of Silastic rubber material to hold it in position.
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013997:Time Factors