Implantation of subcutaneous defibrillator is feasible and safe with monitored anesthesia care.
Muhammad Rizwan AfzalToshimasa OkabeTanner KoppertJaret TylerMahmoud HoumsseRalph S AugostiniJohn D HummelSteven J KalbfleischManoj H IyerAntolin S FloresSujatha BhandaryGalina DimitrovaHamdy Elsayed-AwadKasey FioriniLeonid GorelikWilliam PerezSamiya SaklayenErica SteinKatja TurnerNicholas P FranklinJasmine N RyuAmar BhattRaul WeissEmile G DaoudMichael EssandohPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2019)
This retrospective experience suggests that implantation of S-ICD is feasible and safe with MAC. Use of GA is associated with more frequent administration of hemodynamic drugs during S-ICD implantation.