[Treatment of inflammatory complications of permanent implanted pacemakers].
The Authors report an experience of 165 patients who underwent to implantation of artificial pacemaker from January 1973 to December 1974 and report 16 cases of infection. They consider many surgical and biologic factors that can have caused uprinsing of infection. The Authors report the therapeutic treatment the patients underwent and conclude that the best treatment is the implantation, to another seat, of new pacemaker.
D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000209:etiology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology; D013492:Suppuration / Q000209:etiology
Trattamento delle complicanze infiammatorie nei pacemakers interni definitivi