Start Date
2019
Description
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a life saving device which can reset the heart if it begins beating irregularly or dangerously by shocking it. Normally, the ICD procedure requires putting leads into the heart to shock the patient which can cause complications. The subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD) has gained popularity with patients and physicians since it does not require any component to be placed deeper than just below the skin. The device is placed between the muscles in the side under the armpit and the leads lie over the sternum. Although this advancement is mostly positive, one of the concerns is that the S-ICD procedure takes too much time to perform. The main time constraint is the time needed to close the incisions made on the side to insert the device and the sternum to place the leads. Reducing this time would increase the attractiveness of choosing an S-ICD over an ICD.
Recommended Citation
Merz, Michael and Hartemink, Christopher, "Six Wound Closure Alternatives For an S-ICD Procedure" (2019). Summer Research. 19.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/summer_research/2019/Posters/19
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Six Wound Closure Alternatives For an S-ICD Procedure
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a life saving device which can reset the heart if it begins beating irregularly or dangerously by shocking it. Normally, the ICD procedure requires putting leads into the heart to shock the patient which can cause complications. The subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD) has gained popularity with patients and physicians since it does not require any component to be placed deeper than just below the skin. The device is placed between the muscles in the side under the armpit and the leads lie over the sternum. Although this advancement is mostly positive, one of the concerns is that the S-ICD procedure takes too much time to perform. The main time constraint is the time needed to close the incisions made on the side to insert the device and the sternum to place the leads. Reducing this time would increase the attractiveness of choosing an S-ICD over an ICD.