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The formation of bronchocutaneous fistulae due to retained epicardial pacing wires: A literature review

Temporary epicardial pacing wires during open-heart surgery are routinely used both for diagnostic and treatment purposes. In complicated cases where patients are unstable or the wires are difficult to remove, the pacing wires are cut at the skin level and allowed to retract by themselves. This proc...

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Autores principales: Patris, Vasileios, Argiriou, Michalis, Salem, Agni-Leila, Giakoumidakis, Konstantinos, Baikoussis, Nikolaos G., Charitos, Christos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5070329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27716700
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-9784.191567