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Poster D: Changing the Pace: Standard of Care for Temporary Permanent Pacemakers Post Infective Endocarditis (13:00)

May 26, 2023 from 12:30pm EDT to 1:30pm EDT

Poster D: Changing the Pace: Standard of Care for Temporary Permanent Pacemakers Post Infective Endocarditis - 13:00

 

Pocket infections or endocarditis have a Class 1 indication for the complete removal of permanent pacemakers (PPM) due to the high recurrence of infection. In the span of about 2 weeks our Coronary Care Unit (CCU) had two patients with Temporary Permanent Pacemakers (TPPM) or semi-permanent Pacemakers (SPM). These patients were repatriated back from tertiary care centers post explantation of infected PPMs. The aim of this presentation will review how we developed evidenced-based guidelines and transitioned the care to the cardiology ward in order to maintain capacity in the CCU. A literature review was performed as well as liaising with our tertiary care partners. Care considerations included, ambulation, time to re-implant as well as the need for continuous cardiac monitoring verses telemetry. Evidenced-based guidelines, education with nursing staff, and a standardized approach to the transition of care will promote safe patient centered care for this patient population.

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