Retrospective study of post-operative infections in implantable cardiac devices in a cardiac tertiary care center

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The rise in the incidence of implantation is one of the main causes behind the increased rate of CIED infection, which is considered as a serious life-threatening complication.The need of risk factor assessment has become a necessity to prevent further complications and provide prompt management. OBJECTIVES: Identify the risk factors of infection postoperatively among patients who have implantable cardiac devices. DESIGN: A retrospective case-control study. SETTINGS: Cardiac center for adults PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study included all adult patients (≥ 14 years of age) of all nationalities who underwent cardiac electronic device implantation that was managed in the cardiac center between January 2012 to December 2018. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Cardiac device infection and associated risk factors. SAMPLE SIZE: 213, including 23 (10.8%) infected case patients and 190 (89.2%) non-infected controls. RESULTS: The mean (SD) age of non-infected patients was 45.0 (12.7) years compared with 61.7 (13.7) for infected patients (P