Transvenous pacing. With a device that can provide both atrial and ventricular pacing transvenous pacing can maintain av synchrony and improve cardiac output. Chris davis on transvenous pacing. Transvenous pacing involves threading an electrode catheter through a vein into the patients right atrium or right ventricle. Jason nomura on emergent pacing.
Temporary transvenous pacing is dependable and well tolerated by patients. Transvenous cardiac pacing also called endocardial pacing is a potentially life saving intervention used primarily to correct profound bradycardia. Veins used for insertion include the subclavian brachial internal jugular and femoral. 1 the femoral site should be used as a last resort because its associated with an increased risk of infection.
Transvenous cardiac pacing provides the most reliable means of temporary pacing. Al sachetti on transvenous pacing. Of the several methods for temporary pacing of the heart transcutaneous transvenous transesophageal transthoracic and epicardial transvenous and transcutaneous cardiac pacing are the most.