Complex cardiac implantable electronic device infections in Alberta, Canada: An epidemiologic cohort study of validated administrative data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To establish the epidemiology of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections in Alberta, Canada, using validated administrative data.

Design

Retrospective, population-based cohort study.

Setting

Alberta Health Services is a province-wide health system that services all of Alberta, Canada.

Participants

Adult patients who underwent first-time CIED implantation or generator replacement in Alberta, Canada, between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2019.

Methods

CIED implant patients were identified from the Paceart database. Patients who developed an infection within 1 year of the index procedure were identified through validated administrative data (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision in Canada). Demographic charac

SUBMITTER: King TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10587380 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature