Comparison of the effects of removal of chest hair with not doing so before external defibrillation on transthoracic impedance
Comparison of the effects of removal of chest hair with not doing so before external defibrillation on transthoracic impedance
Chest hair contributes significantly to transthoracic impedance (TTI) during defibrillation. The magnitude of this effect has not been established using external paddles. We compared TTI in 40 men before elective cardiac surgery, and before and after shaving their chests. Chest hair causes a significant increase in TTI during external defibrillation, the magnitude of the effect being related to both the quantity of hair and force applied to the defibrillation paddles. When the chests of nonhirsute patients were shaved, a decrease in TTI occurred, which was probably related to the creation of low-impedance pathways through skin abrasions.
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Sado, Daniel M.
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Deakin, Charles D.
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Petley, Graham W.
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Clewlow, Frank
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1 January 2004
Sado, Daniel M.
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Deakin, Charles D.
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Petley, Graham W.
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Clewlow, Frank
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Sado, Daniel M., Deakin, Charles D., Petley, Graham W. and Clewlow, Frank
(2004)
Comparison of the effects of removal of chest hair with not doing so before external defibrillation on transthoracic impedance.
The American Journal of Cardiology, 93 (1), .
(doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.09.020).
(PMID:14697478)
Abstract
Chest hair contributes significantly to transthoracic impedance (TTI) during defibrillation. The magnitude of this effect has not been established using external paddles. We compared TTI in 40 men before elective cardiac surgery, and before and after shaving their chests. Chest hair causes a significant increase in TTI during external defibrillation, the magnitude of the effect being related to both the quantity of hair and force applied to the defibrillation paddles. When the chests of nonhirsute patients were shaved, a decrease in TTI occurred, which was probably related to the creation of low-impedance pathways through skin abrasions.
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Accepted/In Press date: 10 September 2003
e-pub ahead of print date: 18 December 2003
Published date: 1 January 2004
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/383374
ISSN: 0002-9149
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