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ICD Lead Revision per MD but maybe just a Wound Repair?

Date: May 18, 2023

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"A 4 cm incision was made around the prior incision carried down to the device pocket with device extracted. The capsule was carefully dissected. We then disconnected the single-coil, bipolar, defibrillation lead. The capture threshold was 1.0 V at 0.4 ms. The R wave measured 14.6 mV. The impedance was 456 ohms. The bipolar atrial lead was also tested. Pocket flushed with vancomycin solution. Cardiac synchronization defibrillator was re-attached to the leads and implanted in the preformed pocket. Correct needle, instrument, and sponge counts were reported. The wound was closed in two layers with absorbable sutures. The skin was approximated with staples." 

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