PACEMAKER RELATED COMPLICATIONS

Authors

  • Irie Pervez Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/ National Institute of Heart Disease/ National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Imran Asghar Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/ National Institute of Heart Disease/ National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Rehana Javaid Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/ National Institute of Heart Disease/ National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Hafsa Khalil Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/ National Institute of Heart Disease/ National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Keywords:

ASD, CRP, Infected pockets, PPM

Abstract

Implanting pacemakers is associated with some complications which are not very common. A 60 years old female
got PPM implanted two years ago. She was admitted many times with infection at pocket site. She had no comorbidities. Antibiotics, drainage of infected material even change of site on same and opposite side of hemi
thorax did not help. Finally, direct implantation of electrodes to heart surface through small mini sternotomy and
placing PPM in rectus sheath worked. Lower ministernotomy proved to be a safe and valuable option for placing
PPM, once other options fail.

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Published

28-04-2017

Issue

Vol. 67 No. SUPPL-2 (2017): AFIC

Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

1.
Irie Pervez, Muhammad Imran Asghar, Rehana Javaid, Hafsa Khalil. PACEMAKER RELATED COMPLICATIONS. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2017 Apr. 28 [cited 2024 Dec. 30];67(SUPPL-2):S254-55. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/11923