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. 1983 Sep;59(695):566–569. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.59.695.566

Experience of temporary cardiac pacing in a district general hospital.

K R Paterson
PMCID: PMC2417630  PMID: 6634556

Abstract

Temporary cardiac pacing is widely used in the management of dysrhythmias; increasingly it is being employed in district general hospitals without specialist cardiology facilities. A retrospective study of 117 pacing procedures in a district hospital has shown that temporary pacing is both safe and effective and supports its more widespread use.

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