Perioperative management for the prevention of bacterial infection in cardiac implantable electronic device placement

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) have become important in the treatment of cardiac disease and placement rates increased significantly in the last decade. However, despite the use of appropriate antimicrobial prophylaxis, CIED infection rates are increasing disproportionately to the im...

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Main Author: Katsuhiko Imai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427615000897