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