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An Unusual Cause of Electrocardiographic Artefact: A Patient’s Warming Blanket

Elektrokardiyografik Artefaktın Sıra Dışı Bir Nedeni: Isıtıcı Battaniye

Pages
161–163
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Here we report a case of ECG artefacts that occur owing to a patient’s warming blanket and its consequences.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In electrocardiography, an electrocardiographic (ECG) artefact is used to indicate a misleading or confusing alteration in data or observation not arising from the heart.
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Key Findings & Data:Although technological advancements have produced monitors that may provide accurate data and reliable heart rate alarms, interferences of the displayed electrocardiogram such as (but not limited to) electrical interference by outside sources, electrical noise from elsewhere in the body, poor contact and machine malfunction continue to occur.
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Conclusion & Impact:Here we report a case of ECG artefacts that occur owing to a patient’s warming blanket and its consequences.
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Abstract

In electrocardiography, an electrocardiographic (ECG) artefact is used to indicate a misleading or confusing alteration in data or observation not arising from the heart. Although technological advancements have produced monitors that may provide accurate data and reliable heart rate alarms, interferences of the displayed electrocardiogram such as (but not limited to) electrical interference by outside sources, electrical noise from elsewhere in the body, poor contact and machine malfunction continue to occur. Artefacts are extremely common, and knowledge regarding them is necessary to prevent misinterpretation of a heart’s rhythm, which can often lead to unnecessary and unwarranted diagnostic and interventional procedures. Here we report a case of ECG artefacts that occur owing to a patient’s warming blanket and its consequences.

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Elektrokardiyografide, bir elektrokardiyografik artefakt genellikle kalpten kaynaklanmayan verilerdeki ya da gözlemlerdeki yanlışya da yanıltıcı değişikliklerden kaynaklanır. Teknolojik gelişmelerle doğru veriler ve güvenilir kalp atım hızı uyarıları sağlayan monitörler üretilmelerine rağmen, dış kaynaklardan elektriksel müdahale, vücudun başka yerlerindeki elektriksel gürültü, zayıf temas ve makine arızası gibi (ancak sadece bunlarla sınırlı olmayan) elektrokardiyogram ile etkileşimi halen görülmektedir. Artefaktlar oldukça yaygındır ve kalp ritminin yanlış yorumlanmasının önlenmesi ve gereksiz ve sonuçsuz tanı ve girişimlerden kaçınmak için bunlarla ilgili yeterli bilgiye sahip olmak gerekmektedir. Burada bir hastanın ısıtıcı battaniyeden kaynaklanan EKG artefaktları ve bunların sonuçları ile ilgili bir vaka sunulmaktadır.

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DHİRAAJ, S., MİSRA, G., KAPOOR, A., GOYAL, P. (2022). An Unusual Cause of Electrocardiographic Artefact: A Patient’s Warming Blanket. Turkish Journal of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Cilt: 46 - Sayı: 2, 161–163. https://ajindex.com/articles/654371

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