Open AccessOutcomes of Infected Cardiovascular Implantable Devices in Dialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Oluwaseun Opelami,
Ankit Sakhuja,
Xiaobo Liu,
W.H. Wilson Tang,
Jesse D. Schold,
Sankar D. Navaneethan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000366453
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , odds ratio , bacteremia , retrospective cohort study , hemodialysis , logistic regression , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics
Dialysis patients are at a higher risk for cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infection-related hospitalizations. We compared the outcomes and cost for dialysis and non-dialysis patients hospitalized with CIED infections.
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