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 inJournal of cardiovascular development and disease Vol. 9; no. 3; p. 81
Main Authors Giaccardi, Marzia, Baldauf, Benito, Lau, Ernest W, Borov, Stefan, Bonnemeier, Hendrik
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 10.03.2022
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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
taurolidine
surgical site infection
cardiac implantable electronic device
revision
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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