Salvage of exposed implantable cardiac electrical devices and lead systems with pocket change and local flap coverage

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-29

  Kolker, Adam R ^a,c   Redstone, Jeremiah S ^b   Tutela, John P ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular lead salvage; Implantable cardiac defibrillator; Local flap; Permanent pacemaker; Pocket change

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; FOLLOW UP; GENERATOR; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 34250813643     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000261846.73531.2e     Document Type: Article

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