Dextrocardia defibrillation treatment

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [[2]]; Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]; Keri Shafer, M.D. [4]; Claudia Hochberg, M.D.; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [[5]]

Overview

Debrillation treatment of a patient with dextrocardia requires special consideration due to the anatomical shift of the heart from the left to the right side of the chest.

Defibrillating a Patient with Dextrocardia

When defibrillating a patient with dextrocardia, the pads should be placed in reverse positions. That is, instead of upper right and lower left, pads should be placed upper left and lower right.