The Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: A Videotape and ManualISBN: 978-0-87993-663-1
Paperback
104 pages
August 1998, Wiley-Blackwell
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Arthur J. Moss, MD.
1. An Introduction to ICDs.
• History.
• Who Should Implant ICDs?.
• An Introduction to the Video.
2. Patient Selection; Site Selection.
• Indications.
• Risk Factors for ICD Surgery.
• Risks of ICD Surgery.
• ICD Site Selection.
• Preparation of the Patient.
3. The Logistics of ICD Insertion.
• Setting Up an ICD Operating Room.
• Surgical Instruments.
• Staffing for ICD Surgery: Physicians and Support Personnel.
• Surgical Support and Consultation.
• Anesthesia: Agents and Who Should Administer Them.
• Supplies.
4. Venous Access and Lead Positioning.
• General Considerations.
• The Subclavian Venipuncture Technique.
• The Cephalic Vein Cutdown Technique.
5. ICD Lead Positioning and Testing.
• ICD Lead Advancement.
• DFT Testing.
• Optimal Lead Placement: The Endotak-DSP Study.
6. The Subcutaneous Pectoral Approach.
• Advantages of the Subcutaneous Approach.
• Disadvantages of Subcutaneous Pectoral Approach.
• General Surgical Issues.
• Antibiotic Usage.
7. Submuscular Pectoral Approach.
• Anatomy of the Subpectoral Region.
• Anterior Approach.
• Lateral (Anterior Axillary) Approach.
• Multilayer Closure.
8. Abdominal Generator Techniques.
• Anatomy of the Abdominal Wall Region.
• Subcutaneous Abdominal ICD Insertion.
• Submuscular Abdominal ICD Insertion.
• General Surgical Principles for Abdominal ICD Placement.
• Techniques for ICD Lead Tunneling.
9. Generator Change Procedures.
• Pocket Revision.
• Lead Evaluation and Repair.
• Pocket Closure.
10. Dressing Care and Postprocedure Management.
• Dressing Options.
• Immediate Postprocedure Care.
• Predischarge Orders.
• Postoperative Patient Education.
• ICD Support Groups.
11. Management of Complications.
• Problems Encountered at Implant.
• Problems Encountered in the Immediate Postimplant Period.
• Chronic Lead and Device Complications