Simple approach for extrapericardial placement of defibrillator patches via median sternotomy.
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.
Vyhmeister
E E
EE
Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University, CA 92354.
Razzouk
A J
AJ
Van Arsdell
G S
GS
Torres
V I
VI
Gundry
S R
SR
Bailey
L L
LL
D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*