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| Surgeon inserts the electrode and advances it, under direct flouroscopic vision, into the right atrium, through the tricuspid valve, and into the right ventricle |
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| If local anesthesia is to be used, the surgeon infiltrates the skin and subcutaneous tissues with local anesthetic solution of his/her choice |
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| Surgeon attempts to lodge or entrap the electrode tip in the trabecula carnea of the right ventricular apex |
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| Patient is prepped and draped |
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| Surgeon encircles the vessel with heavy suture or umbilical tape |
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| Surgeon places pulse generator in the pocket and irrigates the wound(s) with antibiotic solution |
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| If the electrode has been placed through in the jugular vein, the surgeon creates a tunnel through the subcutaneous tissue to the pocket of the pacemaker and passes the electrode through the tunnel |
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| Surgeon performs a venotomoy with a No. 11 blade or inserts an introducer into the vein |
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| Surgeon closes the wound(s) |
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| Surgeon performs a cutdown to isolate a cephalic or jugular vein |
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| Patient is placed in supine position, and EKG monitor leads are placed in position |
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| Surgeon creates a pocket for the implantable pacemaker (pulse generator or a pacing analyzer for testing) |
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| The electrode is attached, by appropriate cables, to an external pulse generator or a pacing analyzer for testing |
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| Surgeon attaches electrode to pulse generator |
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