Tailored care for cardiac health: risk stratification and gentamicin-infused collagen sponges to minimize cardiac device infections and healthcare costs

J Hosp Infect. 2024 May:147:229-231. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2024.02.016. Epub 2024 Mar 4.

Authors

A Matteucci¹, C Pandozi², C Pignalberi², C Lavalle³, M V Mariani³, S A Di Fusco², F Colivicchi²

Affiliations

¹ Clinical and Rehabilitation Cardiology Division, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy; Department of Experimental Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: andrea.matteucci@aslroma1.it.
² Clinical and Rehabilitation Cardiology Division, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrological, Anesthesiological and Geriatric Sciences, 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 38447804
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2024.02.016

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents* / administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents* / economics
Collagen
Female
Gentamicins* / administration & dosage
Health Care Costs* / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis-Related Infections / economics
Prosthesis-Related Infections / prevention & control
Risk Assessment