Key result
Local bacteriologic flora contamination during elective pacemaker implantation was linked to subsequent infections, which occurred in 3.9% of patients over a mean 16.5-month follow-up.
Why the study?
Does local bacteriologic flora at the time of pacemaker implantation cause subsequent pacemaker infections in patients undergoing elective permanent pacemaker implantation?
Population
103 patients undergoing elective permanent pacemaker implantation, mean age 67, 67 men and 36 women.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 16.5 months (range, 1 to 24)
Authors
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Local contamination may heighten infection vigilance during implantation; hypothesis-generating for targeted prevention trials.
Cohort (n=103)
Does local bacteriologic flora at the time of pacemaker implantation cause subsequent pacemaker infections in patients undergoing elective permanent pacemaker implantation?
Pacemaker-related infections are often due to local contamination during implantation, with Staphylococcus schleiferi playing a notable opportunistic role.
Costa et al. (1998) conducted a cohort in Pacemaker infection (n=103). Local bacteriologic flora was evaluated on Pacemaker infection. Local bacteriologic flora contamination during elective pacemaker implantation was linked to subsequent infections, which occurred in 3.9% of patients over a mean 16.5-month follow-up.
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