Cardiac device interrogation for safer care of surgical wound patients.
Although most clinicians would agree comprehensive assessment of a wound patient is important, not all know the importance of including cardiac device interrogation as part of the standard preoperative evaluation. Using clinical exemplars, the authors highlight key concepts to raise awareness among wound colleagues of this important patient safety concern.
Cardiac Electrophysiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, USA.
Krysti
K
Buchanan
Neil
N
Bernstein
Elizabeth A
EA
Ayello
Daniel K
DK
O'Neill
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004869:Equipment Safety / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection