Salvage of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Pocket Infection with Skin Erosion in Frail 92-Year-Old

oleh: Marzia Giaccardi, Benito Baldauf, Ernest W. Lau, Stefan Borov, Hendrik Bonnemeier

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: MDPI AG 2022-03-01

Deskripsi

We reported the novel use of a taurolidine-containing antimicrobial solution in the successful salvage of a partially exposed and polymicrobially infected cardiac implantable electronic device pulse generator in a frail patient unfit for lead extraction. The old, salvaged device was entirely internalized, and there were no signs of recurrent infection at 9 months follow-up.