Use of Taurolidine in a Patient With a Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Protrusion

We report the successful salvage of cardiac implantable electronic device pulse generator protrusion sealed by the surrounding skin in a frail patient presenting 5 months after the last surgical revision. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.) [Display omitted]

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Published inJACC. Case reports Vol. 14; p. 101835
Main Authors Giudice, Marcello, Catuzzo, Bruna, Berlier, Nicola, Lau, Ernest W., Bonnemeier, Hendrik, Assadian, Ojan, Baldauf, Benito, Borov, Stefan, Scacciatella, Paolo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 17.05.2023
Elsevier
Subjects
cardiac implantable electronic device
Case Report
fistula
infection
lead extraction
salvage
skin erosion
taurolidine
infection
skin erosion
fistula
lead extraction
LVEF
taurolidine
CIED
salvage
TP
cardiac implantable electronic device
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Summary:We report the successful salvage of cardiac implantable electronic device pulse generator protrusion sealed by the surrounding skin in a frail patient presenting 5 months after the last surgical revision. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.) [Display omitted]
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ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101835