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Physician administered sedation for DC cardioversion
  1. S J Harrison1,
  2. J Mayet2
  1. 1Department of Anaesthetics, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK
  2. 2Peart-Rose-Waller Centre for Circulatory Health, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr Jamil Mayet, Peart-Rose-Waller Centre for Circulatory Health, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College, Paddington, London W2 1NY, UK;
    j.mayet{at}ic.ac.uk

Abstract

Providing anaesthetic cover for DC cardioversion can sometimes prove a challenge for the cardiologist, with potentially disastrous consequences for the patient

  • DC cardioversion
  • physician administered sedation

https://doi.org/10.1136/heart.88.2.117

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