Mortality and Cost Associated With Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections

Structured PICO

Does CIED infection increase mortality and cost in patients undergoing CIED procedures?

Population

Patients undergoing Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) procedures

Intervention

CIED infection

Outcome

Admission mortality, long-term mortality, and admission costhard clinical

CIED infections are associated with significant increases in both short- and long-term mortality as well as substantial intensive care costs.

Abstract

Infection associated with CIED procedures resulted in substantial incremental admission mortality and long-term mortality that varied with the CIED type and occurred, in part, after discharge. Almost half of the incremental admission cost was for intensive care.

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