Open AccessInappropriate shock in a subcutaneous cardiac defibrillator due to residual air
Author(s) -
Lee Shawn,
Souvaliotis Nektarios,
Mehta Davendra,
Suri Ranjit
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1009
Subject(s) - medicine , limiting , complication , cardiology , dissection (medical) , shock (circulatory) , blunt , lead (geology) , residual , surgery , algorithm , mechanical engineering , geomorphology , engineering , geology , computer science
Key Clinical Message Inappropriate shock due to residual air in subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillators is not a well‐known complication. Obtaining overpenetrated X‐rays, recognizing electrocardiogram findings, limiting blunt finger dissection, and switching to sense at another vector are techniques which might lead to avoidance of unnecessary wound exploration or device removal.