Mohd Said, Mohd Ridzuan and Gian Singh, Sathvinder Singh and Chin, Yung Chea and Mohd Firdaus, Mohd Al-Baqlish and Narasamuloo, Kantha Rao and Krishinan, Saravanan (2022) An exposed Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) complicated with infection: a case report of unconventional experience with ‘sealed CIED’. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 77 (1). pp. 119-120. ISSN 0300-5283
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Abstract
The rate of infected Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device is alarming and causes substantial socio-economic burden. A common approach involves immediate extraction of the infected device. Here, we report an unorthodox approach to this problem by ‘sealing’ the generator inside a sterile container as a temporary permanent pacemaker while waiting for implantation of another device. We report a 66 years old emaciated lady with underlying Sick Sinus Syndrome, who had an implanted single chamber pacemaker and presented with partial protrusion of her device. She underwent sub-pectoral implantation of the new device but subsequently re-presented with pocket site infection after a month. A decision was made to extract the infected generator from the sub-pectoral pocket and it was sealed inside a sterile container as ‘bridging therapy’ while awaiting arrival of a leadless pacemaker for implantation together with total extraction of the old infected device. Our clinical vignette demonstrated the difficulties we encountered and influenced on our decision for this unconventional approach despite limited supporting evidence.
| Item Type: | Article (Case Report) |
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| Additional Information: | 6938/115526 |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC66 Clinical cases |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Internal Medicine Kulliyyah of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Dr Mohd Ridzuan Mohd Said |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2024 16:07 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Dec 2024 09:37 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/115526 |
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