Defibrillator/Cardioverters
Definition : Cardiac electrical stimulators that apply brief high-voltage electroshocks to the heart that are intended to:(1) restore normal rhythm and contractile function in patients who are experiencing ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia that is not accompanied by a palpable pulse (i.e., defibrillation) or (2) correct noncritical dysrhythmias (e.g., to supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular reentrant tachycardia, atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation) by applying relatively low-level stimuli shocks synchronized to the patient's ECG (i.e., cardioversion).
Entry Terms : "Defibrillators, Monophasic, External" , "Defibrillators, Biphasic, External" , "Defibrillator/Monitor/Pacemakers" , "Defibrillator/Monitors" , "Monitor/Defibrillators" , "Cardioverters" , "Defibrillator/Pacemaker/Monitoring Systems"
UMDC code : 18502
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