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Essence of Pacemakers and Its Application After CPB

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Placement and utilization of temporary epicardial pacing wires is a fundamental step in the perioperative care of the cardiac surgical patient. Epicardial pacing wires allow for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of dysrhythmias—one of the most common complications of cardiac surgery. Additionally, temporary epicardial pacing provides clinicians with a quick and efficacious means of increasing cardiac output in patients with marginal hemodynamics after cardiopulmonary bypass.

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  1. Distinguished University Professor Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine and Department of MedicineDivision of Critical Care Medicine, London Health Sciences Center and St Joseph’s Healthcare London Centre for Medical Evidence, Decision Integrity and Clinical Impact (MEDICI) Western University, London, ON, Canada

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Waldron, N., Mathew, J. (2021). Essence of Pacemakers and Its Application After CPB. In: Cheng, D.C., Martin, J., David, T. (eds) Evidence-Based Practice in Perioperative Cardiac Anesthesia and Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47887-2_20

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