Ultrasonographic guidance of transvenous pacemaker insertion in the emergency department: a report of three cases

W Macedo Jr; K Sturmann; J M Kim; J Kang

doi:10.1016/s0736-4679(99)00041-4

Ultrasonographic guidance of transvenous pacemaker insertion in the emergency department: a report of three cases

J Emerg Med. 1999 May-Jun;17(3):491-6. doi: 10.1016/s0736-4679(99)00041-4.

Authors

W Macedo Jr¹, K Sturmann, J M Kim, J Kang

Affiliation

¹ The Mount Sinai School of Medicine Integrated Residency in Emergency Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center and Elmhurst Hospital Center, New York, New York 10003, USA.

PMID: 10338244
DOI: 10.1016/s0736-4679(99)00041-4

Abstract

We report three cases in which ultrasound was used in the Emergency Department to facilitate the placement of a temporary transvenous cardiac pacemaker.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / therapy*
Echocardiography*
Emergency Treatment
Female
Humans
Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Pacemaker, Artificial*
Ultrasonography, Interventional*