Piezoelectric Electrocardiographic Artifact in a Patient after Surgery with Bradycardia and Hypotension

被引：2

作者：

Cheng, Richard ^{[1
]}

Chakravarty, Tarun ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Cedars Sinai Heart Inst, Los Angeles, CA USA

来源：

ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY | 2014年 / 19卷 / 06期

关键词：

equipment-related ECG artifact; piezoelectric; bradycardia; UNUSUAL ECG ARTIFACT; INFUSION-PUMP;

D O I：

10.1111/anec.12154

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

A 64-year-old man was evaluated by a rapid response team for altered mental status shortly after an uncomplicated surgery. He was found to be hypotensive and bradycardic, and an emergent electrocardiogram showed extra "P" wave complexes, ultimately found to be piezoelectric artifacts from a fluid infusion pump. Equipment-related artifacts have been known to mimic arrhythmias prompting unnecessary therapeutic interventions including antiarrhythmics and direct current shocks. Timely recognition of the unusual properties of the complexes resulted in the avoidance of atropine, epinephrine, or transcutaneous pacing in a rapid response team scenario.

引用

页码：598 / 600

页数：3

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