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Anaesthetic management of a patient with an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator in situ

British Journal of Anaesthesia (1997) 78(1) 102-106
DOI: 10.1093/bja/78.1.102
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Abstract

The automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) is becoming used more frequently in patients with refractory malignant ventricular arrhythmias. The anaesthetic implications of patients with an AICD in situ presenting for surgery are discussed.

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Kam, P. C. A. (1997). Anaesthetic management of a patient with an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator in situ. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 78(1), 102–106. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/78.1.102

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