AANA JOURNAL COURSE: Update for nurse anesthetists Arrhythmia management devices and electromagnetic interference

AANA Journal | April 1, 2005| | Copyright

The technological complexity of implantable arrhythmia management devices, specifically pacemakers and defibrillators, has increased dramatically since their introduction only a few decades ago. Patients with such devices are encountered much more frequently in hospitals and surgery centers, yet anesthesia provider knowledge of safe and proper management is often incomplete.

Anesthesia textbooks and references may provide only short paragraphs on arrhythmia management devices that do not address important perioperative management strategies for this ever-growing patient population. It is no ...

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