Pacemaker failure due to pocket emphysema.
Pocket emphysema is an unusual cause of failure of a permanent pacemaker. Reported herein is temporary failure of a unipolar DDD pacemaker caused by pocket emphysema in a pediatric patient.
Handy
J R
JR
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
Gillette
P C
PC
Sade
R M
RM
D004868:Equipment Failure; D006327:Heart Block / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*