Revisiting Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing
Transcutaneous cardiac pacing is an effective procedure for patients experiencing unstable bradycardia. Or is it? If you’ve read Tom’s introduction to the subject of false capture you’re already ahead of the game. We’ve shown case after case of unstable bradycardia patients receiving ineffective transcutaneous pacing due to a lack of capture. In each case, phantom pacing impulses are interpreted by the paramedic as electrical capture. Typically, this is confirmed by an improv