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Emergency transvenous cardiac pacing
Author(s) -
Gangathimmaiah Vinay
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/1742-6723.12757
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , medical emergency , emergency medicine , psychiatry
Emergency transvenous cardiac pacing (TVCP) involves stimulation of the endocardial surface of the apex of the right ventricle using an electrode tipped catheter passed through a central vein introducer sheath. Emergency and retrieval physicians may be called upon to manage patients who either need emergent placement of a TVCP catheter due to unresponsiveness to drugs and transcutaneous cardiac pacing or require an inter-facility transfer with a TVCP catheter in situ. This article discusses the emergency placement and management of a TVCP catheter.
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