06.12.2023
Antibacterial envelope use to prevent cardiac implantable device infection: outcomes from the national readmission database
verfasst von:
Islam Shatla, Nikhil A. Mehta, Kevin F. Kennedy, Ahmed Elkaryoni, Alan P. Wimmer
Erschienen in:
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Ausgabe 5/2024
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Excerpt
Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality [
1]. Despite the use of peri-procedural systemic antibiotic prophylaxis, the incidence of CIED infections has been steadily increasing over time [
2]. Systemic antibiotic prophylaxis beyond peri-procedural dosing has not shown significant clinical benefit; however, local antibiotic delivery using an antibacterial envelope (AE) has been shown to reduce the incidence of major CIED infections [
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4]. Prior published data from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry demonstrated that the majority of CIED infections occurred within the first 6 months after device implantation [
5]. Given increasing AE use in clinical practice today, we sought to assess its impact on CIED infection rates over a 6-month period following device implantation in hospitals across the United States. …