Re-used pacemakers—as safe as new? A retrospective case-control study
| Autor: | Mårten Rosenqvist, H. Jonsson, A. Bocray, K. Rådegran, C.L. Linde, Lars Rydén |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Male
Pacemaker Artificial medicine.medical_specialty Equipment Safety business.industry Cost-Benefit Analysis Case-control study Health economy Surgery Implantable defibrillators Increased risk Pacemaker replacement Sterilization (medicine) Case-Control Studies Equipment Reuse medicine Humans Female Pacemaker malfunction Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Aged Retrospective Studies |
| Zdroj: | European Heart Journal. 19:154-157 |
| ISSN: | 0195-668X |
| DOI: | 10.1053/euhj.1997.0728 |
| Popis: | Re-use of pacemakers is of interest in an era of declining health care resources if it is proven safe and without risks to the patients. In order to investigate the safety of re-use of pacemakers we performed a retrospective case-control study. One hundred patients, who received a re-used pacemaker, were matched for date of implantation and mode (AAI;VVI; DDD) to 100 others who received a newly manufactured pacemaker and were followed for a mean of 32±11 months for complications defined as infections and signs of pacemaker malfunction and pacemaker replacement earlier than anticipated due to battery depletion. Patients who received re-used pacemakers were significantly older than those who received new units (79±9 vs 68±21 years; P |
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