The BLISTER Score: A Novel, Externally Validated Tool for Predicting Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections, and Its Cost-Utility Implications for Antimicrobial Envelope Use.
Edd MacleanKarishma MahtaniShohreh HonarbakhshCharles Jt ButcherNikhil AhluwaliaAdam S C DennisAntonio CretaMalcolm FinlayMark ElliottVishal Shahil MehtaNadeev WijesuriyaOmar ShaikhYom ZawChizute OgbedehVasu GautamPier D LambiaseRichard J SchillingMark J EarleyPhilip MooreAmal MuthumalaSimon E C SportonRoss J HunterChristopher A RinaldiJonathan M BeharClaire A MartinChristopher MonkhouseAnthony Wc ChowPublished in: Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology (2024)
The BLISTER score (https://qxmd.com/calculate/calculator_876/the-blister-score-for-cied-infection) was a valid predictor of cardiac implantable electronic device infection, and could facilitate cost-effective antimicrobial envelope allocation to high-risk patients.