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Intra-diaphragmatic pacemaker implantation in very low weight premature neonate
François Roubertie1, Emmanuel Le Bret, Jean Benoit Thambo
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bordeaux Heart University Hospital, University of Bordeaux 2, 5 avenue Magellan, 33604 Pessac Cedex, France.
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
|July 14, 2009
Abstract:
Implantation of a pacemaker (PM) in very low weight premature neonates can be a challenging procedure because of the actual dimension of generators. Ideal placement of the PM is still controversial. We describe a technique of intra-diaphragmatic PM implantation in a 1.3 kg neonate.
