Complications Following Permanent Transvenous Endocardial Pacemaker Implantation

Cardiac pacemaker implantation 의 합병증

Pacemaker therapy has been established as a routine procedure in a variety of disturbances of :cardiac rhythm. Cardiac pacing has greatly reduced the mortality rate in patients suffering from bradyarrhythmias complicated by Stokes-Adams attacks. However, in spite of the simplicity of the treatment and reliability of the devices available today, patients and physicians alike are invovled in a multitde of pacemaker specific problems. Clinical experience with permanent transvenous pacing during a 3 year period is presented. A total of 20 pacemaker operations were performed in 13 patients. The complications in our 20 pacemaker operations were headed by skin ulceration of 3 generator pockets and early dislocation of 3 electrodes. In an additional 2 patient, stimulation of diaphragm due to a position of electrode in the coronary sinus was noticed in one and battery failure of pulse generator was detected in the other. Literatures were reviewed.