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

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 interna...

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Main Authors: Marzia Giaccardi, Benito Baldauf, Ernest W. Lau, Stefan Borov, Hendrik Bonnemeier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3425/9/3/81