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Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections are expensive and associated with prolonged hospitalisation: UK Retrospective Observational Study

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  • Fozia Zahir Ahmed
  • Catherine Fullwood
  • Mahvash Zaman
  • Ahmed Qamruddin
  • Colin Cunnington
  • Mamas A Mamas
  • Jonathan Sandoe
  • Manish Motwani
  • Amir Zaidi

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Background: There are limited reports outlining the financial cost of treating cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection outside the United States. This study aimed to determine the average treatment cost of CIED infection in a large UK tertiary referral centre and compared costs of different treatment pathways that are recognised in the management of CIED infection (early versus delayed re-implantation). Methods: We retrospectively analysed cost and length of stay (LOS) data for consecutive patients undergoing infected CIED extraction with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-D [with defibrillator], CRT-P [with pacemaker]), implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and permanent pacemakers (PPMs). Results: Between January 2013 and March 2015, complete data was available for 84 patients (18 [21.4%] CRT-D, 24 [28.6%] ICDs and 42 [50.0%] PPMs). When all cases were considered the cost of infection ranged from £5,139 (PPM) to £24,318 (CRT-D). Considering different treatment strategies; 41 (48.8%) underwent CIED extraction and re-implantation during the same admission (early re-implant strategy (ER). 43 (51.2%) underwent extraction, but were then discharged home to be re-admitted for day-case re-implantation (delayed re-implant strategy (DR)). Median LOS was significantly shorter in DR compared to ER (5.0 vs. 18.0 days, p

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  • Fozia Zahir Ahmed & Catherine Fullwood & Mahvash Zaman & Ahmed Qamruddin & Colin Cunnington & Mamas A Mamas & Jonathan Sandoe & Manish Motwani & Amir Zaidi, 2019. "Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections are expensive and associated with prolonged hospitalisation: UK Retrospective Observational Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(1), pages 1-13, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0206611
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206611
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