Why the study?
Does complete percutaneous removal of leads prevent relapse of infection and provide safety in patients with infected pacemaker systems?
Population
n=40 subjects with infected pacemaker systems and implantable cardiac defibrillators
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
median 8 years (range, 3 months to 12 years)
Authors
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Supports safety of complete lead extraction in infected devices over long-term follow-up; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective trials before practice change.
Does complete percutaneous removal of leads prevent relapse of infection and provide safety in patients with infected pacemaker systems?
Complete percutaneous removal of infected pacemaker and ICD systems combined with antibiotic therapy is safe and highly effective at preventing infection relapse over long-term follow-up.
Post et al. (2006) studied this question.