The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 51, 504-505, Copyright © 1991 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Silicone pouch for protection of automatic implantable cardioverter- defibrillator leads
JH Cilley Jr, AC Cernaianu, JA Libby, WA Baldino and AJ DelRossi
Department of Surgery, Cooper Hospital/University Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden 08103.
Automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator has become routine
treatment for recurrent, drug-resistant ventricular tachycardia. Although
there is documentation regarding clinical experience and device
performance, there is little information on how to avoid complications
related to the retrieval of sensing and defibrillation leads from the
subcutaneous space. We are reporting our experience with a silicone pouch
for protection of automatic implantable cardioverter- defibrillator leads
that allows immediate and simple retrieval of the leads in case an
automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generator is needed.