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Electrocardiographic inscription of diaphragmatic contractions during anaesthesia
Author(s) -
CASTA ALFONSO,
McCANN MARY E.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1999.9220304.x
Subject(s) - medicine , artifact (error) , diaphragmatic breathing , general anaesthesia , anesthesia , electrophysiology , electrocardiography , cardiology , neuroscience , pathology , alternative medicine , biology
Summary An electrocardiographic artifact was noted on a child under general anaesthesia. The artifact was caused by rhythmic diaphragmatic contractions. A systematic approach to distinguish an artifact from a cardiac electrophysiological event is presented.