Does End-Stage Renal Disease predict bleeding and device-related infections in patients undergoing pacemaker and ICD implants?
End-Stage Renal Disease and the severity of Chronic Kidney Disease are significant predictors of bleeding and device-related infections following pacemaker and ICD implantation.
ESRD markedly increases bleeding and device-related infections. The risk of both complications parallels the severity of CKD. Further research is needed to reduce adverse outcomes in this high-risk population.
Tompkins et al. (Wed,) studied this question.