Journal of Blood & Lymph

Cardiology Department of Aristide Le Dantec Teaching Hospital, Dakar, Senegal

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• Research Article   
  Analysis of Infectious Complications of Conventional Heart Stimulation at the Cardiology Department of Grand Yoff General Hospital
  Author(s): Ngaide AA*, Diallo SD, Sow M, Gaye ND, Akanni SCG, Tall M, Haris M, Aw F, Dioum M, Beye SM, Sarr SA, Ndao CAT, Mingou JS, Bah MB, Gaye C, Gueye K, Leye M, Bodian M, Ndiaye MB, Ad K, Diao M, Kane A and Mbaye A
  
  Introduction: The objectives of this study were to assess the late or early infectious complications associated with the implantation of pacemakers in the cardiology department of the Grand Yoff General Hospital. Methodology: This was a retrospective study concerning the infectious complications of conventional cardiac stimulation in patients who received a pacemaker between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2014 in the cardiology department of Grand Yoff General Hospital. The different parameters studied included sociodemographic, clinical, paraclinical data, indications and data on definitive stimulation. Infectious complication, type, treatment and course had also been studied. Early complications are those observed in the first six weeks and late ones beyond six weeks after implantation. The data were analyzed using sphinx 4.5 software. The.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2165-7831.2020.10.258

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