Engelhardt L, Grosse J, Birnbaum J, Volk T
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Anaesthesia. 2007 Oct;62(10):1071-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05218.x.
Electromagnetic interference is an important cause of pacemaker malfunction. We describe a case in which the use of a peripheral nerve stimulator at a pulse duration of 1 ms and a current of 1.4 mA led to complete but transient inhibition of a permanent pacemaker in a 73-year-old female who had undergone a total shoulder replacement.
