Device infection in patients undergoing pacemaker or defibrillator surgery: risk stratification using the PADIT score.
John de HeideMarisa van der GraafMarijn J HollMark G HoogendijkRohit E BhagwandienSip A WijchersDominic A M J TheunsTamas Szili-TorokFelix ZijlstraMattie J LenzenSing-Chien YapPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2024)
The PADIT score is a clinically useful score for identifying patients at high risk of developing CIED infection. The use of an antibacterial envelope in these high-risk patients may be cost-effective.