Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
My dad had undergone pacemaker fitment, and after that, it was removed due to a pocket infection and was explanted again. There was an infection, which was cleaned by a plastic surgeon, and now again, he has swelling near the pacemaker fitment site, and previous pus culture reports showed Staphylococcus aureus. I'm not sure why he is getting the infection again and again after the stitches are healed and after two to three weeks of operation. His Holter study showed NSVT syncope, but that was five months back. Since then, there has been no fainting episode. Currently, he is taking Corbis 2.5 Galvus met. Please help.
Thank you.
Hi,
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It is recommended to place a pacemaker generator on another side of the chest after explanting due to infection. If the pacemaker is implanted and there is a re-infection, the whole hardware should be removed. After clearance of infection, it should be implanted on another side.
I hope this helps.
Please revert so I can assist you further.
Thank you.
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