Performance of re-used pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators compared with new devices at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
Objectives: Little is known about the performance of re - used pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) in Africa. We sought to compare the risk of infection and the rate of malfunction of re - used pacemakers and ICDs with new devices at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town,...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20958 |