Search Results

. IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATORS ICDs are generally indicated for patients with unstable or potentially fatal tachyarrhythmias. Similar to external defibrillators, ICDs have the ability to continuously monitor and analyze heart rhythms for ventricular fibrillation (VF) or ventricular tachycardia (VT) and deliver a shock intrathoracically. Contemporary ICDs not only provide defibrillation (up to 30–39 J) but may also provide cardioversion and antitachycardia pacing. 8 ICD placement is indicated for patients who may have suffered previous cardiac arrest

patients. The administration of IV epinephrine along with other relevant medications and their correct dosing could be included. The need to ensure our dental clinics are sufficiently prepared and our staff appropriately trained for emergency resuscitation is essential. Prompt use of AEDs in addition to high-quality CPR is critical to save the lives of patients who require early defibrillation. In Japan, ∼60% of ECGs indicated ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia at the time of SCA, and 40% of SCAs reflect ventricular fibrillation

compared with general anesthesia, presumably because of its anti-inflammatory effect and preservation of the functionality of natural killer cells (which opioids appear to inhibit), there is still a need for prospective randomized trials. At the same time, it is still unclear from a mechanistic perspective how specific anesthetic drugs such as barbiturates, inhalational agents, propofol, and etomidate contribute to tumor recurrence. (Summary RD Urman) Bircher NG, Chan PS, Xu Y. Delays in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation and epinephrine

waving the activated electrode over the generator; and (3) use short, intermittent, and irregular bursts of electrosurgery at the lowest feasible energy levels. Use of bipolar electrosurgery or an ultrasonic (harmonic) scalpel is advised, if possible. During the perioperative period, the patient with CIED might require emergency external defibrillation or cardioversion. In this case, the main concern is to minimize the current flowing through the pulse generator and leads. Before attempting to emergently externally cardiovert or defibrillate a patient with an

Cardiac arrest, 34 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, 62 Cardiorenal syndrome, 34 Cauterization, 95 Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, 80 CIED, 95 Congenital heart disease, 201 Congestive heart failure, 34 Conscious sedation, 25 Coronary artery steal, 42 Cough reflex, 185 Deep sedation, 185 Defibrillation, 95 Dental anesthesia, 84, 116, 139, 192 Dental education, 62 Dental emergency, 34 Dental injection technique, 192 Dental radiographs, 181

to take credit for inventing it, as he insisted that he had merely brought to light separate effective procedures that had already been discovered and put them together into what he called the ABCs—maintaining a patient's airway, breathing, and circulation. At its annual meeting in 1962, the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology was honored to have Dr Safar present and subsequently to publish a case report of successful CPR with defibrillation in the Journal of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, the former name of Anesthesia Progress