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, but fear of infection precludes its use.