Infections Associated with Resterilized Pacemakers and Defibrillators | Zendy

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Infections Associated with Resterilized Pacemakers and Defibrillators

Author(s) -

Thomas F. Khairy,

Marie-Andrée Lupien,

Santiago Nava,

Frank Valdez Baez,

Fernando Ovalle,

Nery E. Linarez Ochoa,

Gerardo Sosa Mendoza,

Cesar A. Carrazco,

C Villemaire,

Richard Cartier,

DenisClaude Roy,

Mario Talajic,

Marc Dubuc,

Bernard Thibault,

Peter G. Guerra,

Léna Rivard,

Katia Dyrda,

Blandine Mondésert,

Rafik Tadros,

Julia CadrinTourigny,

Laurent Macle,

Paul Khairy

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1813876

Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , reuse , cardiology , ecology , biology

Access to pacemakers and defibrillators is problematic in places with limited resources. Resterilization and reuse of implantable cardiac devices obtained post mortem from patients in wealthier nations have been undertaken, but uncertainty around the risk of infection is a concern.

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