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  • Infectious Disease
  • Medical Device Technology

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  • The BRUISE CONTROL trial found continued warfarin safe for cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) surgery, reducing clinically significant pocket hematoma (CSH).
  • Previous studies inconsistently linked hematoma to device infection due to retrospective designs and varied definitions.
  • CSH is defined as a post-procedure hematoma requiring surgery, prolonged hospitalization, or interrupted anticoagulation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To prospectively investigate the association between CSH and subsequent CIED infection.
  • To identify predictors of CIED-related infection following surgery.

Main Methods:

  • 659 patients undergoing CIED surgery were followed for 1 year.
  • Primary outcome: CIED-related infection requiring hospitalization (pocket, endocarditis, or bloodstream infection).
  • Outcomes adjudicated by a blinded committee; multivariable analysis used to identify infection predictors.

Main Results:

  • The overall 1-year CIED-related infection rate was 2.4%.
  • Patients with CSH had an 11% infection rate versus 1.5% without CSH.
  • CSH was the sole independent predictor of infection, conferring a >7-fold increased risk (HR: 7.7; 95% CI: 2.9-20.5; p < 0.0001).

Conclusions:

  • CSH is significantly associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for CIED infection within 1 year.
  • Strategies to minimize CSH may reduce the long-term incidence of CIED infections.
  • Empiric antibiotics for hematoma did not lower long-term infection risk.