Risk factors and time delay associated with cardiac device infections: Leiden device registry - Concepedia

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Risk factors and time delay associated with cardiac device infections: Leiden device registry

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2008

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Jaco C Lekkerkerker, Cees van Nieuwkoop, Serge A. Trines, Johanna G. van der Bom, A.T. Bernards, Enno T. van de Velde, Marianne Bootsma, Katja Zeppenfeld, J. Wouter Jukema, J-W Borleffs,

Abstract

CDI occurred in 2.2% of device procedures, with 24% occurring more than two years after the device-related procedure. Renal dysfunction, device revisions and oral anticoagulation are potent risk factors for CDI.

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