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2724997

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-10
pubmed:abstractText
The automatic implantable cardioverter/defibrillator has become an integral part of the management of patients with life-threatening ventricular rhythm disturbances. The considerable size of the device (250 gm, 10.8 by 7.6 cm) results in protrusion from the abdominal wall, with an associated alteration in self-image in all patients. In thin patients, erosion through the skin can occur. We have devised an operation in which the generator is implanted in, and becomes part of, the chest wall. The two patients in whom this approach has been used are virtually unaware of the presence of the device. We propose this operation as an alternative to abdominal wall insertion when the latter is unsuitable for technical reasons.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-5223
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
920-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
New approach to defibrillator insertion.
pubmed:affiliation
Northwestern University Medical School, Department of Surgery, Chicago, IL 60611.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports