Safety and utility of noninvasive ventilation during deep sedation for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Feb;28(1):e6-e8. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.09.003. Epub 2013 Dec 2.

Authors

Francesco Sbrana¹, Andrea Ripoli¹, Bruno Formichi²

Affiliations

¹ Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.
² Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio and National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy.

PMID: 24295722
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.09.003

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Anesthesia, General / methods*
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Female
High-Frequency Jet Ventilation / methods*
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Veins / surgery*