aicd/pacemaker
some questions related to aicd pacemaker.
say a patient presenting for nasal polyp removal requires general. aicd/pacemaker put in 1 year ago. interrogated 5 months ago, functioning properly pacemaker dependent on ekg. 1 aicd shock recorded 2 months ago
surgeon says he needs bipolar
1) have pacemaker switched to async by cardio.. pre-op pads on for the case. re-interrogated after
2) place magnet on before take off after..no further intervention
3) place magnet on before...
aicd/pacemaker
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