Transvenous pacemakers.
The emergency physician should be familiar with the four general categories of TP complications: malfunctions, infections and dermatitis, vascular complications, and psychiatric complications (Table 2). Each category of complication can be readily evaluated and initially managed based on a few simple steps.
Coppola
M
M
Department of Emergency Medicine, Darnall Army Community Hospital, Fort Hood, Texas.
Yealy
D M
DM
D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D014680:Veins