Laser sheath removal of pacing leads
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
Record ID 32004000684
English
Authors' objectives:
This study aims to assess the current evidence on laser sheath removal of pacing leads, a procedure that is used to remove pacemaker leads that have been in place for a few months.
Authors' recommendations:
1.1 Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of laser sheath removal of pacing leads appears adequate to support the use of this procedure provided that the normal arrangements are in place for consent, audit and clinical governance.
1.2 Laser sheath removal of pacing leads should be used only in patients for whom standard methods of removal are ineffective.
Authors' methods:
Overview
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.nice.org.uk/cms/ip/ipcat.aspx?c=56731
Year Published:
2004
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Electrodes, Implanted
- Lasers
- Pacemaker, Artificial
Contact
Organisation Name:
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
Contact Address:
MidCity Place, 71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6NA, UK. Tel: +44 020 7067 5800; Fax: +44 020 7067 5801
Contact Name:
nice@nice.nhs.uk
Contact Email:
nice@nice.nhs.uk
Copyright:
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
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