An introduction to the automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and its anesthetic implications.
This paper presents a description of the automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD), as well as information pertaining to indications for its use, patient selection criteria, surgical implantation techniques, and anesthetic implications. A brief historical overview of the development of the AICD is included. Complications, indications, and contraindications associated with the device are discussed.
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D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D000075202:Contraindications; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors