Complications of Pacemaker Implantation

Williams, Jeffrey L.; Stevenson, Robert T.

doi:10.5772/48682

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“…[1][2][3][4][5] Subclavian artery injury is a well known and widely reported complication of device implantation; [6] however, combined subclavian artery and subclavian vein injury during cephalic vein cut down and pocket formation is not well reported. We report two cases detailing the mechanism of subclavian artery and vein injury during cephalic vein cut down in the first case and during blunt dissection of the pocket in the second case.…”

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Combined vascular and neurologic injury after cephalic vein cutdown approach for ICD implantation

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In this article we discuss two cases that highlight possible complications of cardiac device implantation. In particular, our first case involves a patient who, during implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation, sustained injuries to her subclavian artery and vein and subsequently developed a self-resolving neuropraxia of the brachial plexus. In our second case, the patient, also during ICD implantation, had his left cephalic vein nicked during cutdown. Post-op he then developed a hematoma-induced left brachial plexus injury that also eventually self-resolved. A literature search has not shown other incidences of iatrogenic brachial plexus injuries from ICD implantation as described.

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