Caring for the ambulatory surgical patient who has a pacemaker: Part II--Intraoperative hazards and postoperative care.
Based on the content of this article, the reader should be able to: (1) describe the response of a pacemaker to an electromagnetic field; (2) state two sources of myopotential interference; (3) describe the relationship between monopolar and bipolar cautery and the risk of pacemaker function; (4) identify three types of pacemaker failures using an electrocardiogram rhythm strip; and (5) state two considerations when developing a discharge plan for an ambulatory surgical patient with a pacemaker.
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D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000451:nursing; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000193:education; D011827:Radiation