PEDIATRICS Vol. 58 No. 6 December 1976, pp. 866-869
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Atrioventricular Block Complicating Meningitis: Treatment With Emergency Cardiac Pacing

Jill H. Morriss M.D.1, Paul C. Gillette M.D.1, and Fred F. Barrett M.D.1

1 Sections of Cardiology and Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas

Percutaneous insertion of a transthoracic pacing wire is described in a child who developed complete A-V block during hospitalization for treatment of meningitis. This is a simple method and the necessary material can be easily included on emergency carts.