Pocket infection related to retained products of pacing.
With the advent of increasing number of implants and more complex pacing systems, referrals for explantations are likely to increase. These procedures have their attendant peri-procedural risks. We report a delayed complication of a system explant, which could have been avoided, and suggest changes in clinical practice that may prevent similar cases.
Cardiothoracic Department, St Thomas' Hospital, London SE17EH, UK. shoaibhamid@hotmail.com
Shoaib
S
Hamid
Nikhil
N
Patel
Cliff
C
Bucknall
D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome