Pacemaker pocket infection: Innovative conservative treatment in elderly patients with no signs of systemic infection.

Antonio BisignaniSilvana De BonisLuigi Mancuso Gianluca Ceravolo Giovanni Bisignani

Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2019)

The two-stage surgical revision technique is feasible and safe. It may be considered for elderly patients who refused extraction and presented no signs of systemic infection or in some categories of patients. In case of failure of the procedure, subsequent treatment with complete extraction of the system would not be precluded.

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end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
total knee arthroplasty
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
minimally invasive
combination therapy
peritoneal dialysis
replacement therapy
smoking cessation
drug induced