Rates of post procedural prophylactic antibiotic use following cardiac implantable electronic device insertion and the impact on surgical site infections in Alberta, Canada
The use of prophylactic antibiotics following CIED implantation does not correlate to a reduced rate of complex surgical site infection or reduced mortality. The widespread use of these antibiotics, which is not guideline concordant, suggests the need for targeted antimicrobial stewardship interventions for surgical prophylaxis to ensure that antibiotic use is being optimized. Further work should explore other adverse outcomes associated with this antibiotic usage and stewardship programs should explore interventions to educate and reduce antibiotic use for this indication.
Authors
- Zuying Zhang
- Derek V. Exner
- Vikas Kuriachan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-3628)
- Derek S. Chew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3539-7485)
- Jenine R. Leal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0308-4890)
- Stephanie Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4910-0083)
- Elissa Rennert‐May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9884-6423)
- Irina Rajakumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4666-8391)
- John Maynard Conly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3348-0157)
Institutions
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- O'Brien Institute (AU)
- Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-024-01512-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40
Funders
- Alberta Health Services