RETENTION OF PACEMAKER ELECTRODE COMPLICATED BY SERRATIA-MARCESCENS SEPTICEMIA - REMOVAL WITH TOTAL CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS

  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 73  (3) , 404-407
Abstract
A case in which S. marcescens septicemia complicated the insertion of a transvenous pacemaker unit is reported. Appropriate antibiotic therapy and removal of the pacemaker electrode are 2 essential steps to achieve a complete cure in this situation. Open cardiotomy with total cardiopulmonary bypass provides a safe approach for withdrawal of an incarcerated electrode and is justified because of the lethal potential of systemic Serratia infections, particularly those superimposed on intracardiac prostheses.

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