Why the study?
Does a standardized radical surgical protocol result in similar eradication rates for recurrent versus primary CIED infections?
Population
192 consecutive explantation procedures for cardiac implantable electronic device infections over a 10-year…
Comparison
Standardized radical surgical explantation… vs Standardized radical surgical explantation…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
minimum 24 months
Authors
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May support radical protocol for recurrent CIED infections; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Does a standardized radical surgical protocol result in similar eradication rates for recurrent versus primary CIED infections?
A standardized radical surgical protocol for CIED infections achieves a 98% eradication rate regardless of whether the infection is primary or recurrent.
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