Physician administered sedation for DC cardioversion.
Providing anaesthetic cover for DC cardioversion can sometimes prove a challenge for the cardiologist, with potentially disastrous consequences for the patient
Harrison
S J
SJ
Department of Anaesthetics, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK.
Mayet
J
J
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D002309:Cardiology / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000379:methods*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000209:etiology