Admin_NHT Staff asked 6 years ago Implantable defibrillators are small battery device which helps in the regulation of heart rhythm. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator is help to control the cardiac rhythm and irregular heartbeats.
- Uses: – Implantable defibrillators helpful in cardiac arrest, heart failure, ventricular tachycardia, and arrhythmias.
- Procedure: – Doctors do various diagnostic tests to understand the need for defibrillators implantation. The diagnostic tests like Electrocardiography, Echocardiography are performed. Before surgery, the patient asks to do not to eat or drink anything for eight hours. The surgeon gives general anesthesia to the patient before starting surgery. One or more flexible wires are inserted into the veins near to the collar bone by the help of small insertion. By the help of live x-ray leads are secured into the heart and another end is secured to the generator. There is procedure that may take longer for a few hours. After the placement of a defibrillator, the doctor checks the heart rhythm problem. After the procedure is done patient should not move his left hand and shoulder for 15-20 days, it helps in proper healing of leads.