Yew K L
Sarawak General Hospital, Heart Center, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia. 2012 Dec;67(6):618-9.
We are seeing more implantation of cardiac device such as pacemakers and defibrillators and also cardiac implantable electronic device infection. The infection may affect just the pocket site or progress to deeper infection and bacteraemia. Inadequately treated infection may lead to right sided endocarditis, cardiotomy for pacemaker explantation and increased cost and length of stay in the hospital. We report a Staphylococcal infection of a pacemaker system, its successful medical and surgical management.
我们看到越来越多的心脏设备如起搏器和除颤器被植入，同时心脏植入式电子设备感染的情况也在增加。感染可能仅影响囊袋部位，也可能发展为更深层次的感染和菌血症。治疗不充分的感染可能导致右侧心内膜炎、因取出起搏器而进行心脏切开术，并增加住院费用和住院时间。我们报告一例起搏器系统的葡萄球菌感染及其成功的药物和手术治疗。
