Use of Taurolidine in a Patient With A Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Protrusion

Overview

Journal JACC Case Rep

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2023 May 8

PMID 37152697

Authors

Marcello Giudice

Bruna Catuzzo

Nicola Berlier

Ernest W Lau

Hendrik Bonnemeier

Ojan Assadian

Benito Baldauf

Stefan Borov

Paolo Scacciatella

Affiliations

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Abstract

We report the successful salvage of cardiac implantable electronic device pulse generator protrusion sealed by the surrounding skin in a frail patient presenting 5 months after the last surgical revision. ().

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