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Banu Karaca1, Fatma Kayaaltı Esin2, Emre Özdemir2
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey.
Abstract:
This study aimed to evaluate the utility of the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) in predicting the development of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) infections. A retrospective analysis was performed using the medical records of 2185 patients who underwent CIED (including de novo, revision, or upgrade) implantation at our institution from January 2012 to December 2019. We recorded CIED infections and risk factors according to the patient, device, and procedural characteristics during the median 28.7 months (6.2-56.8) follow-up. CIED infections were identified in 52 patients. Diabetes, chronic renal disease, SII before implantation, new cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) implantation, CRT-battery replacement, revision or upgrade, and the number of previous procedures were independent predictors of CIED infections. The area under the curve (AUC) of SII to predict CIED infection was .733 (95% CI: .654-.811). A raised SII may be a useful predictor of CIED infection.
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