Risk factors for cardiac implantable electronic device infections: a nationwide Danish study.
Thomas OlsenOle Dan JørgensenJens Cosedis NielsenAnna Margrethe ThøgersenBerit Thornvig PhilbertMaria Hee Jung Park FrausingNiels Christian Foldager SandgaardJens Brock JohansenPublished in: European heart journal (2022)
Specific comorbidities and surgical procedures were associated with a higher risk of CIED infections but with variations amongst pocket and systemic CIED infection. Pocket CIED infections were associated with CIED reoperations, young age and more complex type of CIED, whereas systemic CIED infections were associated with risk factors predisposing to bacteraemia.