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10163496

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
Interference of electrical current with pacemaker activity is well known and has long been described. Almost every surgical procedure is now performed with the electrical knife, or electrocautery. In patients wearing a pacemaker this poses a problem, because of the danger of electronic interference within the pacemaker with consequent firing-frequency changes and the higher risk of intra- and postoperative bleeding and oozing when using a scalpel instead of cautery. We have performed 25 hernioplasties in elderly patients with permanent pacemakers using the CO2 laser technique. All operations were technically successful, and the immediate and long term (1 year) follow-up proved uneventful. Additionally normal pacemaker function was maintained during surgery and through the follow-up period. CO2 laser surgery is advantageous over electrocautery in patients with pacemakers because it does not interfere with pacemaker activity. Moreover, the laser produces normal hemostasis and does not stimulate muscle and nerve activity during surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
T
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1044-5471
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
335-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
The use of CO2 laser for inguinal hernia repair in elderly, pacemaker wearers.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery B, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article