Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections in Saudi Arabia: Incidence, Timing, Causative Organisms, and Outcomes – A Multicenter Study
In this large Saudi cohort, CIED infection occurred in 2.8 % of patients, particularly following revision procedures and in CRT-P recipients. Infections were often culture-negative and associated with substantial mortality, especially in systemic cases or when devices were not removed. These findings highlight the importance of strict infection-prevention protocols, early recognition, and prompt complete device extraction to improve patient outcomes.
Authors
- Saad Albogami
- Wael Alqarawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5324-6993)
- Mossab Aljuaid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3920-2876)
- Saeed A. Alqahtani
- Imad M. Tleyjeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5551-0353)
- Dr Mohammad Alharbi
- Rghd Sadkh
- Nour Alhouda
- Ahmed Alfagih
- Mohammad Alshehri
- Lama Alasmri
- Hiatham Alenzi
- Norah Alkaltham
- Norah Alswaidan
- Muna Albashari
Institutions
- Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital (SA)
- Alfaisal University (SA)
- King Saud Medical City (SA)
- King Fahd Medical City (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
- Security Forces Hospital (SA)
- National Guard Health Affairs (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
- Published
- 2026-02-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.37616/2212-5043.1468
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00