Key result
Retained temporary epicardial pacing wires cut flush with the skin migrated and caused recurrent sternal wound dehiscence and infection four years after cardiac surgery, eventually extruding spontaneously.
Case Report (n=1)
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Retained temporary epicardial pacing wires cut flush with the skin can migrate and cause late complications such as recurrent sternal wound dehiscence and infection.
Clinicians should verify complete removal of temporary epicardial pacing wires; this case leaves open the true incidence and optimal extraction protocols.
AMA Latini E, Buioni D, Nardi P, et al. Retention of temporary epicardial pacing wires: when migration causes dehiscence of a sternal wound. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023;20(2):123-125. doi:10.5114/kitp.2023.129547. APA Latini, E., Buioni, D., Nardi, P., Pisano, C., Viscogliesi, C., & Agneni, F. et al. (2023). Retention of temporary epicardial pacing wires: when migration causes dehiscence of a sternal wound. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 20(2), 123-125. https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2023.129547 Chicago Latini, Eleonora, Dario Buioni, Paolo Nardi, Calogera Pisano, Cristina Viscogliesi, Federico Agneni, and Claudia Altieri et al. 2023. "Retention of temporary epicardial pacing wires: when migration causes dehiscence of a sternal wound". Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 20 (2): 123-125. doi:10.5114/kitp.2023.129547. Harvard Latini, E., Buioni, D., Nardi, P., Pisano, C., Viscogliesi, C., Agneni, F., Altieri, C., and Ruvolo, G. (2023). Retention of temporary epicardial pacing wires: when migration causes dehiscence of a sternal wound. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 20(2), pp.123-125. https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2023.129547 MLA Latini, Eleonora et al. "Retention of temporary epicardial pacing wires: when migration causes dehiscence of a sternal wound." Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 20, no. 2, 2023, pp. 123-125. doi:10.5114/kitp.2023.129547. Vancouver Latini E, Buioni D, Nardi P, Pisano C, Viscogliesi C, Agneni F et al. Retention of temporary epicardial pacing wires: when migration causes dehiscence of a sternal wound. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023;20(2):123-125. doi:10.5114/kitp.2023.129547.
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Latini et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Retained temporary epicardial pacing wires (n=1). Retained temporary epicardial pacing wires was evaluated on Complications of retained temporary epicardial pacing wires. Retained temporary epicardial pacing wires cut flush with the skin migrated and caused recurrent sternal wound dehiscence and infection four years after cardiac surgery, eventually extruding spontaneously.
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