Safety of pacemaker reuse a meta-analysis with implications for underserved nations

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 318-323

  Baman, Timir S ^a   Meier, Pascal ^b   Romero, Joshua ^a   Gakenheimer, Lindsey ^a   Kirkpatrick, James N ^c   Sovitch, Patricia ^a   Oral, Hakan ^a   Eagle, Kim A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care disparity; Meta analysis; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DEVICE SAFETY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PACEMAKER; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PACEMAKER REUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SAFETY;

EID: 79957853392     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.110.960112     Document Type: Article

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