TY - JOUR
T1 - Tunnelling defibrillator leads from the chest to the abdomen for chronic pain
AU - Bose, Amal
AU - Plummer, Christopher
AU - Clark, Stephen
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Chronic pain can be a complication of device implantation. Repositioning to another anatomical location can solve chronic pain.
We describe a novel approach to allow the safe passage of delicate pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads and their connectors through the body wall tissues without risk of damage, using a chest drain as a tool.
AB - Chronic pain can be a complication of device implantation. Repositioning to another anatomical location can solve chronic pain.
We describe a novel approach to allow the safe passage of delicate pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads and their connectors through the body wall tissues without risk of damage, using a chest drain as a tool.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84878327313
U2 - 10.1093/europace/eus358
DO - 10.1093/europace/eus358
M3 - Article
SN - 1099-5129
VL - 15
SP - 844
JO - Europace
JF - Europace
IS - 6
ER -