A 19-year study on pacemaker-related infections: A claim for using postoperative antibiotics

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 947-954

  Senaratne, Janek M ^a   Jayasuriya, Anushka ^a   Irwin, Marleen ^a   Gulamhusein, Sajad ^a   Senaratne, Manohara P J ^a  

^a GREY NUNS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

pacemaker related infections; pacing; perioperative antibiotics; postoperative antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; TIME;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84905990198     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pace.12403     Document Type: Article

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