Department of Cardiology, Roskilde University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2014 Jan;25(1):99-100. doi: 10.1111/jce.12295. Epub 2013 Oct 10.
Psychological adaption after pacemaker implantation can be challenging in patients with psychiatric disease. Suicide by self-removal of a permanent pacemaker system is a rare phenomenon described in a few cases in patients with psychiatric disorders.
We describe a case of attempted suicide by complete self-removal of a 12-year-old permanent pacemaker system in a 70-year-old male patient with a bipolar disorder and a history of previous suicide attempts.
Suicide attempt by self-removal of a permanent pacemaker system is very rare. In patients with a history of psychiatric disease and previous suicide attempts, careful information about the function of a pacemaker should be given.
在患有精神疾病的患者中,起搏器植入后的心理适应可能具有挑战性。在少数患有精神障碍的患者中,有描述过通过自行移除永久性起搏器系统来自杀的罕见案例。
我们描述了一例 70 岁的男性双相情感障碍患者,该患者曾有过自杀未遂史,他试图通过自行完全移除 12 年历史的永久性起搏器系统来进行自杀。
通过自行移除永久性起搏器系统来进行自杀的尝试非常罕见。对于有精神疾病病史和以前有过自杀企图的患者,应仔细告知其起搏器的功能。