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A Case from Battery Replacement to Epıcardıal Pacemaker Implantatıon

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections can present with a large spectrum ranging from erythema due to skin site inflammation to infective endocarditis, which can be fatal. Whether the pocket infection is complicated or not and whether there are signs of systemic infection are important in the prognosis and treatment of patients. In this case report, we present a patient with high comorbidity who underwent pacemaker battery replacement and developed complicated pocket infection and the difficulties in management.

Source: Journal of Clinical Medicine of Kazakhstan

DOI: 10.23950/jcmk/16217

Authors: Esra Polat, Sedat Sakallı, Engin Dondurmacı, Murat Abdulhamit Ercisli

Institution: Gaziantep Şehir Hastanesi

Language: English

Topic: Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4409767798

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