Prevalence of venous occlusion in patients referred for lead extraction: implications for tool selection
Population
Patients referred for lead extraction
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Infections may heighten vein occlusion risk and extraction complexity in CIED patients; leaves open targeted prevention trials.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Patients referred for lead extraction
O
Outcome
Access vein occlusion and difficulty of lead extraction (requirement for advanced tools and time)
Venous occlusion in patients undergoing lead extraction is associated with infections and increases procedural difficulty, requiring advanced tools and more time.
Cite This Study
Li et al. (2014) studied this question.