The unusual journey of a retained epicardial pacing wire
The placement of temporary epicardial pacing wires (EPWs) at the completion of cardiac surgery is a routine procedure in most centers. Complications related to their insertion, removal and retention are infrequent, yet potentially severe, including hemorrhage, tamponade, infection and death. Here, w...
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doaj-3d33b871c7704990a58482575bdee0fa2020-11-25T03:17:54ZengPAGEPress PublicationsItalian Journal of Medicine1877-93441877-93522017-09-0111439639810.4081/itjm.2017.905635The unusual journey of a retained epicardial pacing wireFrancesca Giacomazzi0Lorenzo Menicanti1Massimo Lombardi2Roberto Tramarin3Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, MilanoCardiac Surgery Department, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, MilanoMultimodal Cardiac Imaging, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, MilanoCardiac Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, MilanoThe placement of temporary epicardial pacing wires (EPWs) at the completion of cardiac surgery is a routine procedure in most centers. Complications related to their insertion, removal and retention are infrequent, yet potentially severe, including hemorrhage, tamponade, infection and death. Here, we describe an unusual case of retained temporary EPWs migration.http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/905Temporary epicardial pacing wire migrationepicardial pacing wire complication. |
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The unusual journey of a retained epicardial pacing wire |
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The unusual journey of a retained epicardial pacing wire |
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The unusual journey of a retained epicardial pacing wire |
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Italian Journal of Medicine |
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1877-9344 1877-9352 |
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2017-09-01 |
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The placement of temporary epicardial pacing wires (EPWs) at the completion of cardiac surgery is a routine procedure in most centers. Complications related to their insertion, removal and retention are infrequent, yet potentially severe, including hemorrhage, tamponade, infection and death. Here, we describe an unusual case of retained temporary EPWs migration. |
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Temporary epicardial pacing wire migration epicardial pacing wire complication. |
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