Atypical cardioversion in unstable arrhythmia caused by clavicle surgery
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Stefan Bushuven; Ronny Langenhan
- Source
- Trauma Case Reports, Vol 12, Iss C, Pp 28-30 (2017)
- Subject
- Surgery
RD1-811
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2352-6440
We report on a 54-year old male with traumatic brain injury, flail chest and floating shoulder undergoing intramedullary stabilization of a midshaft clavicle fracture in beach chair position. Intraoperatively the patient developed instable atrial fibrillation triggered by implantation of intramedullary nail. Secondary this case shows feasibility of cardioversion in latero-lateral electrode-position due to inaccessible standard positions and patient fixation between the operation table and the X-ray apparatus.