Extraction of an Infected Permanent Pacemaker Lead UsingCardiopulmonary Bypass: 2 case reports.
- Author:
Tak Hyuck OH
1
;
Gun Jik KIM
;
Jong Tae LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook University Hospital, Korea. straightroot@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pacemaker;
Cardiopulmonary bypass;
Infection
- MeSH:
Bradycardia;
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Extracorporeal Circulation;
Humans
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2010;43(1):86-88
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Implanting a pacemaker is the most often used intervention for treating bradycardia. The most commonly used pacemaker is the intracardiac pacemaker, yet it can have many complications. An infected pacemaker can spread to systemic infection and the condition of the patient can quickly get worse, so if an infected pacemaker is suspected, then the pacemaker must be removed. Apart from the use of interventional methods such as a loop or a weight, we can take a more aggressive approach by using extracorporeal circulation for removal of the pacemaker. We report here on two cases in which extracorporeal circulation was used to remove the infected pacemakers.
