TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 20. Ultrasound for Pericardiocentesis and Cardiac Pacing A1 - Osborne, Michael A2 - Carmody, Kristin A. A2 - Moore, Christopher L. A2 - Feller-Kopman, David PY - 2011 T2 - Handbook of Critical Care and Emergency Ultrasound AB - Cardiac procedures are typically performed by cardiology or cardiothoracic surgery physicians and though are less common in the emergency or critical care setting, may be life-saving when a patient is in extremis. Two situations where ultrasound guidance may be invaluable for cardiac procedures is in performing pericardiocentesis in a patient with tamponade and in guiding cardiac pacing in a patient with complete heart block or unstable bradycardia unresponsive to medications. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/03 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56301897 ER -