Device implantation for patients on antiplatelets and anticoagulants: Use of suction drain
Background and objectives: Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIED) are frequently implanted in patients on anti-thrombotic agents. Pocket hematomas are more likely to occur in these patients. The use of a sterile surgical drain in the pulse generator pocket site could prevent hematomas,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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Series: | Indian Heart Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483217309501 |