Surgical treatment of septicemia after pacemaker implantation: a case report of removal of infected lead under median sternotomy
Nishimoto, M.; Hasegawa, S.; Morimoto, T.; Asada, K.; Sasaki, S.
Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 52(13): 1128-1131
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252 PMID: 10589196 Document Number: 510436
A 73-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of septicemia associated with infection of an old retained pacemaker lead and a reimplanted pacemaker system. After general condition was recovered, the pacemaker system was removed and then the retained pacemaker lead was removed through median sternotomy. Then a new pacemaker system was implanted using myocardial leads. The postoperative course was uneventful.