title: Nailed It: Conservative Management of Penetrating Injury and Potential Infection of a Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device.
abstract: A 47-year-old man with a history of ischemic cardiomyopathy and chronic systolic heart failure presented after he inadvertently shot himself in the left upper chest with a pneumatic nail gun, penetrating his implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) generator. The device was noninterrogable, consistent with device failure. A new ICD was attached to the existing right ventricular lead, which showed no evidence of traumatic damage and normal lead parameters on interrogation. Aggressive debridement and antibiotic irrigation of the ICD pocket was performed and an antibacterial envelope was used. Bacterial culture of the ICD pocket grew Bacillus species. The patient completed a course of at least 14 days of oral clindamycin. At follow-up, there were no signs or symptoms of systemic or local wound infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Dolacky
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Aimee A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Wehber
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Dale C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Wortham
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Madhur A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Brooke R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Jeffrey B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hirsh
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: ICD; clinical; defibrillation; electrophysiology