An exposed Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) complicated with infection: a case report of unconventional experience with ‘sealed CIED’

• Main Authors: Mohd Said, Mohd Ridzuan, Gian Singh, Sathvinder Singh, Chin, Yung Chea, Mohd Firdaus, Mohd Al-Baqlish, Narasamuloo, Kantha Rao, Krishinan, Saravanan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) 2022
• Subjects: RC66 Clinical cases
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/115526/1/115526_An%20exposed%20Cardiovascular%20Implantable%20Electronic%20Device.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/115526/7/115526_An%20exposed%20Cardiovascular%20Implantable%20Electronic%20Device_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/115526/; https://www.e-mjm.org/2022/v77n1/index.html
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The rate of infected Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device is alarming and causes substantial socio-economic burden. A common approach involves immediate extraction of the infected device. Here, we report an unorthodox approach to this problem by ‘sealing’ the generator inside a sterile conta...