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, Yung Chea, Chin, Mohd Firdaus, Mohd Al-Baqlish, Narasamuloo, Kantha Rao, Krishinan, Saravanan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Library of Medicine 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/

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 container as a temporary permanent pacemaker while waiting for i...