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Esophageal Thermal Probes : How Fast Should They Be ?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Anfuso, Luca Corsi, Massimo Fasano, Antonio |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Background: It has been recently emphasized that the use of slow sensors to monitor the luminal esophageal temperature (LET) during atrial ablation can be seriously dangerous to the patient. Objective: We want to investigate such a feature in a quantitative way in order to understand how fast a thermal probe should be in order to be reliable. Methods: We formulate a model allowing reconstructing the real temperature evolution from the one recorded, knowing the sensor response time. Results: We compare measured and real temperatures and we perform a virtual comparison among sensors with different response time starting from actual clinical data. Conclusions: Sensors with a response time of 4 or more seconds are not safe in the presence of rapid esophageal temperature variations, i.e. when thermal monitoring is actually needed. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.mathewsopenaccess.com/PDF/Cardiology/M_J_Cardiol_3_1_018.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
