Practice advisory for the perioperative management of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: an updated report by the american society of anesthesiologists task force on perioperative management of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices

• Published in: Anesthesiology (Philadelphia) Vol. 114; no. 2; pp. 247 - 261
• Main Author: Anon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2011
• Subjects: Advisory Committees; Anesthesiology - standards; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - therapy; Defibrillators, Implantable; Humans; Pacemaker, Artificial; Perioperative Care - standards; Societies, Medical; United States; United States
• ISSN: 0003-3022; 1528-1175
• DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181fbe7f6

PRACTICE advisories are systematically developed reports that are intended to assist decision-making in areas of patient care. Advisories are based on a synthesis of scientific literature and analysis of expert opinion, clinical feasibility data, open forum commentary, and consensus surveys. Advisories developed by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) are not intended as standards, guidelines, or absolute requirements, and their use cannot guarantee any specific outcome. They may be adopted, modified, or rejected according to clinical needs and constraints. The use of practice advisories cannot guarantee any specific outcome. Practice advisories summarize the state of the literature and report opinions obtained from expert consultants and ASA members. Practice advisories are not supported by scientific literature to the same degree as standards or guidelines because of the lack of sufficient numbers of adequately controlled studies. Practice advisories are subject to periodic revision as warranted by the evolution of medical knowledge, technology, and practice. This document updates the "Practice Advisory for the Perioperative Management of Patients with Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices: Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators, adopted by the ASA in 2004 and published in 2005*.