Real-world effectiveness of infection prevention interventions for reducing procedure-related cardiac device infections: Insights from the veterans affairs clinical assessment reporting and tracking program.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To measure the association between receipt of specific infection prevention interventions and procedure-related cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections.

Design

Retrospective cohort with manually reviewed infection status.

Setting

Setting: National, multicenter Veterans Health Administration (VA) cohort.

Participants

Sampling of procedures entered into the VA Clinical Assessment Reporting and Tracking-Electrophysiology (CART-EP) database from fiscal years 2008 through 2015.

Methods

A sample of procedures entered into the CART-EP database underwent manual review for occurrence of CIED infection and other clinical/procedural variables. The primary outcome was 6-month incidence of CIED infection. Measures of association were calcula

SUBMITTER: Asundi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7239318 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature