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A new temporary pacing electrode.

F Robicsek·S A Robicsek·H A Ferrari
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Abstract

A simple method for the positioning of a temporary pacemaker electrode in the course of open-heart operation is presented. Instead of using "back-stitching," we recommend that after the wire electrode is passed through the myocardium, it should be driven through a small pledget of Silastic rubber material to hold it in position.

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F Robicsek, S A Robicsek, H A Ferrari. 1980. A new temporary pacing electrode.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-4975(10)61304-5

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