Infection after pacemaker implantation: infection rates and risk factors associated with infection in a population-based cohort study of 46299 consecutive patients

Jens Brock Johansen; Ole Dan Jørgensen; Mogens Møller; Per Arnsbo; Peter Thomas Mortensen; Jens Cosedis Nielsen

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehq497

Infection after pacemaker implantation: infection rates and risk factors associated with infection in a population-based cohort study of 46299 consecutive patients

Jens Brock Johansen, Ole Dan Jørgensen, Mogens Møller, Per Arnsbo, Peter Thomas Mortensen, Jens Cosedis Nielsen

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Abstract

Infection is a serious complication of pacemaker (PM) systems. Although the rate of infection has been debated, the figures are largely unknown. We therefore studied the incidence of PM infection and its associated risk factors in the Danish population.

Original language	English
Journal	European Heart Journal
Volume	32
Issue number	8
Pages (from-to)	991-998
ISSN	0195-668X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehq497
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Denmark
Device Removal
Female
Humans
Incidence
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Middle Aged
Pacemaker, Artificial
Prospective Studies
Prosthesis-Related Infections
Risk Factors

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Infection after pacemaker implantation: infection rates and risk factors associated with infection in a population-based cohort study of 46299 consecutive patients. / Johansen, Jens Brock; Jørgensen, Ole Dan; Møller, Mogens et al.
In: European Heart Journal, Vol. 32, No. 8, 2011, p. 991-998.

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Infection after pacemaker implantation: infection rates and risk factors associated with infection in a population-based cohort study of 46299 consecutive patients

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