The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 53, 914-915, Copyright © 1992 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Intraabdominal paddle placement for internal defibrillation during cardiac reoperation
MJ Wall Jr and DR Clarke
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital, Denver, CO 80218.
Ventricular fibrillation during sternal reentry can be a fatal complication
that is vexing to manage when it occurs before complete exposure of the
heart. A technique of intraabdominal paddle placement for internal
countershock has been used to successfully manage this complication.