Key result
Complete surgical removal of infected cardiac implantable electronic devices resulted in no postoperative complications and zero relapses of infection over a 3 to 5 year follow-up period in all 6 patients.
Why the study?
Does complete surgical device removal with extracorporeal circulation prevent relapse in patients with CIED infections?
Population
6 patients with permanent pacemaker infection treated between 2008 and 2010.
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
36-60 months
Authors
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Should not change extraction practices yet; leaves open surgical removal's role pending larger comparative studies.
Observational (n=6)
No
Does complete surgical device removal with extracorporeal circulation prevent relapse in patients with CIED infections?
Complete surgical removal of infected CIEDs using extracorporeal circulation is a safe and effective alternative to percutaneous extraction, resulting in no relapses in this small case series.
Koutentakis et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection (n=6). Complete surgical device removal was evaluated on Relapse of infection. Complete surgical removal of infected cardiac implantable electronic devices resulted in no postoperative complications and zero relapses of infection over a 3 to 5 year follow-up period in all 6 patients.
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