Temporary cardiac pacing in traumatic arrest victims.
Temporary ventricular pacing was successfully employed in two patients suffering refractory bradycardia following traumatic cardiac arrest. The hemodynamic response to pacing was dramatic and both patients eventually recovered fully from an apparent moribund state. Cardiac pacing may be an effective adjuvant in the early resuscitation of the massively injured patient.
D000328:Adult; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012151:Resuscitation; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*