title: Electrocardiogram interference: a thing of the past?
abstract: This paper focuses on the problem of high and/or imbalanced electrode-skin impedances changing electrocardiogram (ECG) morphology. After reproducing ECG interference in a controlled laboratory setting-similar to what was observed during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery- and then understanding the cause, this knowledge was applied to clinical settings. Most interference was reduced by using electrode impedance meters and consistent skin prep.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Cambridge, MA, USA. lmelendez@partners.org
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Melendez
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pino
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods*