Why the study?
What are the risk factors influencing complications (infection, pneumothorax, heart perforation) of cardiac implantable electronic device implantation?
What are the risk factors influencing complications (infection, pneumothorax, heart perforation) of cardiac implantable electronic device implantation?
In a large nationwide cohort, high-volume centers were associated with reduced CIED infection rates, while specific factors like COPD, CRT, pre-operative temporal pacing, and steroid use increased the risk of pneumothorax and perforation.
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High-volume centers may lower CIED infection risk; leaves open whether volume-based referral improves outcomes.
Lin et al. (2014) studied this question.
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