Temporary pacemaker implantation via median cubital vein: A simple safe and effective technique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Temporary cardiac pacemaker implantation (PM) via the femoral and subclavian veins is widely used in clinics to treat patients with severe bradycardia or tachycardia, but it is technically challenging and potentially associated with various complications.

Hypothesis

This study investigated the feasibility and safety of a novel method of PM implantation via the median cubital vein.

Methods

A total of 279 patients of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University between March 2020 and December 2021 who required no-emergency PM implantation were enrolled. The patients were divided into three groups based on the temporary PM implantation routes: F-control (n = 107), via the femoral vein; S-control (n = 67), via the subclavian vein, and N-group (n = 105), v

SUBMITTER: He D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10577567 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature