Prevalence of cardiac implantable electronic device infections in Germany in 2015.

ABSTRACT: The placement of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIED) comes with a risk of adverse events (AE). AE comprise complications associated with the procedure and the device. CIED infection is a severe AE. Reported CIED infection rates are regionally differing and publications of contemporary large cohort data regarding CIED infections for Germany are lacking. This investigation provides rates of CIED infection related hospital admission and CIED infection related mortality in Germany. Data from Germany's largest healthcare insurance fund was screened for CIED procedures during the period: January to December 2015. These data included placement, revision with aim to up- or downgrade, generator substitution, early revision and partial or complete extraction using specific procedure

SUBMITTER: Baldauf B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11649771 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature