Salvage of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Pocket Infection with Skin Erosion in Frail 92-Year-Old

We reported the novel use of a taurolidine-containing antimicrobial solution in the successful salvage of a partially exposed and polymicrobially infected cardiac implantable electronic device pulse generator in a frail patient unfit for lead extraction. The old, salvaged device was entirely interna...

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Published in:Journal of cardiovascular development and disease 2022-03, Vol.9 (3), p.81
Main Authors: Giaccardi, Marzia, Baldauf, Benito, Lau, Ernest W, Borov, Stefan, Bonnemeier, Hendrik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abscesses
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Bacterial infections
cardiac implantable electronic device
Case Report
Endocarditis
Infections
Pacemakers
Patients
revision
Skin
surgical site infection
Surgical site infections
Sutures
taurolidine
Thoracic surgery
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Summary:We reported the novel use of a taurolidine-containing antimicrobial solution in the successful salvage of a partially exposed and polymicrobially infected cardiac implantable electronic device pulse generator in a frail patient unfit for lead extraction. The old, salvaged device was entirely internalized, and there were no signs of recurrent infection at 9 months follow-up.
ISSN:2308-3425
2308-3425
DOI:10.3390/jcdd9030081