Prevalence of complications during implantation and during 38-month follow-up of 1060 consecutive patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
During implantation and during 38-month follow-up of 1060 consecutive patients who had implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, complications occurred in 60 (5.7%) of 1060 patients. These complications consisted of fractured leads requiring lead revision in 36 (3.4%) patients, lead infection requiring antibiotics in 5 (0.5%) patients, device replacement because of malfunction in 5 (0.5%) patients, repositioning of leads in 3 (0.3%) patients, a hematoma at the time of implantation in 3 (0.3%) patients, pneumothorax at the time of implantation in 2 (0.2%) patients, repair of a defective generator in 1 (0.1%) patient, replacement of the device because of atrophy of the skin over the device in 1 (0.1%) patient, a transient ischemic attack because of atrial fibrillation developing during implantation in 1 (0.1%) patient, device replacement because of a recall from Guidant in 1 (0.1%) patient, pocket revision because of pain when lying on the side of the pacemaker in 1 (0.1%) patient, and pacemaker infection in 1 (0.1%) patient.
Tsai
Fausan S
FS
Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, 10595, USA.
Aronow
Wilbert S
WS
Devabhaktuni
Srikala
S
Desai
Harit
H
Kruger
Adam
A
Lai
Hoang M
HM
Frishman
William H
WH
Cohen
Martin
M
Sorbera
Carmine
C
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents