Table 2 Review of literature regarding salvage of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices
From: Unusual conservative treatment of a complicated pacemaker pocket infection: a case report
Study | Infection, n | Management, n | Complications, n | Success | Follow-up (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Present study, 2018 | CIEDI (1) | Partial removal + conservative therapy + sterilized generator reimplantation (1) | 0 | 100% | 6 |
Lopez [11], 2013 | CIEDI (5) | Scrubbing + pulsed lavage + closed antimicrobial irrigation system (5) | 0 | 100% | 19.2 |
Tan et al. [12], 2017 | CIEDI (33) | Chronic antibiotic suppression (33) | Infection relapse (6) | 82% | 12 |
Peacock et al. [13], 2018 | CIEDI (127) | Device retention + antibiotics (127) | Early failure of salvage (74); infection relapse (6); chronic suppression (7); death (14) | 20% | 6 |
Tascini et al. [14], 2012 | CIED endocarditis (2) | Daptomycin (2) | 0 | 100% | 17 |
Margey et al. [15], 2010 | CIEDI (13) | Partial removal or conservative therapy (13) | Infection relapse (8); death (1) | 25% | 36 |