title: Simple approach for extrapericardial placement of defibrillator patches via median sternotomy.
abstract: The intrapericardial placement of implantable cardioverter defibrillator patches has been associated with a variety of complications due to the patch-epicardial interface. Extrapericardial placement of defibrillator patches minimizes these problems. We describe a simple and reproducible technique to achieve this goal whenever a median sternotomy approach is used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University, CA 92354.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Vyhmeister
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Razzouk
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Van Arsdell
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Gundry
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*