Timing of device reimplantation and reinfection rates following cardiac implantable electronic device infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Initial management of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection requires removal of the infected CIED system and treatment with systemic antibiotics. However, the optimal timing to device reimplantation is unknown. The aim of this study was to quantify the incidence of reinfection after initial management of CIED infection, and to assess the effect of timing to reimplantation on reinfection rates. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. INTERVENTIONS:A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed of studies published up to February 2018. Inclusion criteria were: (a) documented CIED infection, (b) studies that reported the timing to device reimplantation and (c) studies that reported the proportion of participants with device reinfection. A meta-analysis of

SUBMITTER: Chew D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731831 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature