[Infectious complications in electric cardiac stimulation].
There were 4424 patients operated for alterations of the cardiac rhythm. Primary electrocardiostimulation was performed in 3183 of them, reoperations in 1241 patients (39%). Infectious complications took place in 146 patients (3.3%). Based on their experiences the authors developed the strategy of treatment of patients with purulent complications and sepsis depending on their character and time of their appearance.
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