Publications by authors named "C Charitos"
In our hospital, adherence to the guidelines for peri-operative antimicrobial prophylaxis (PAP) is suboptimal, with overly long courses being common. This practice does not offer any incremental benefit, and it only adds to the burden of antimicrobial consumption, promotes the emergence of antimicrobial resistance, and it is associated with adverse events. Our objective was to study the effect of an electronic reminder on the adherence to each element of PAP after cardiac surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The aim of this study was to compare mean maximum ascending aortic diameter at the time of acute aortic dissection with the current surgical threshold for elective ascending aortic operations on non-syndromic thoracic aortic aneurysms.
Material And Methods: All consecutive non-syndromic adult patients admitted for acute type A aortic dissection in a single tertiary centre were prospectively enrolled from April 2020 to March 2021. The primary endpoint was the difference between mean maximum aortic diameter at the time of dissection and the 5.
A rare complication: Right ventricular lead perforation abutting the left anterior descending artery through the left ventricle and the septum.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
March 2023
Article Synopsis
- Cardiac perforation is a rare but serious complication that can occur during the implantation of transvenous pacemakers, most commonly at the apex of the heart.
- A case was reported where a patient's ventricular lead perforated the ventricular septum six days post-pacemaker implantation, resulting in the lead exiting the left ventricle and causing the need for cardiac surgery.
- This case highlights that even with proper lead placement in the right ventricle, perforation can still happen, illustrating the risks associated with pacemaker procedures.
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) remain the standard of care in advanced heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients for the prevention of sudden cardiac death. However, current guidelines remain conflicting with respect to the use of ICDs in patients supported with a continuous flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD). The current review adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.
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