Treatment of an infected pacemaker pocket with an antimicrobial envelope.
This article reports the successful treatment of an infected permanent pacemaker pocket after pulse generator replacement in an immunosuppressed patient by means of localized surgical revision of the pulse generator pocket and placement of a sustained-release combination antibacterial envelope in the revised pocket.
Lopez
J Alberto
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Department of Cardiology and Electrophysiology, Texas Heart Institute at St Luke's Episcopal Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. jalopez@bcm.tmc.edu
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents