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Case Reports
. 1997 Jan;78(1):102-6.
doi: 10.1093/bja/78.1.102.

Anaesthetic management of a patient with an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator in situ

P C Kam  1
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Anaesthetic management of a patient with an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator in situ

P C Kam. Br J Anaesth. 1997 Jan.
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Abstract

The automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) is becoming used more frequently in patients with refractory malignant ventricular arrhythmias. The anaesthetic implications of patients with an AICD in situ presenting for surgery are discussed.

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