title: Skin-temperature distribution under a new type of defibrillating electrode.
abstract: The temperature rises under a new type of x-ray-transparent, improved current-density-distribution defibrillation electrode applied to pig skin were measured at four sites with fiberoptic thermal probes. Three anesthetized pigs, ranging in weight from 79 to 92 lb, were used. Temperature-time curves were obtained and the maximum temperature was identified. For 17 measurements at each site, the maximum temperature rise for a 360-joule shock was 317.3 +/- 53.0 millidegrees Celsius.
authors.affiliation: Hillenbrand Biomedical Engineering Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. <bourland@ecn.purdue.edu>
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bourland
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Geddes
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Graber
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Schoenlein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004566:Electrodes; D004867:Equipment Design; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D012881:Skin Temperature / Q000502:physiology*; D013552:Swine; D013821:Thermometers; D013997:Time Factors