Table 3.
Comparison of CIED-Related Factors Between Systemic and Local Infections
| Systemic infection (n=26) |
Local infection (n=71) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of CIED | 0.511 | ||
| Pacer | 18 (69.3) | 46 (64.8) | |
| Non-pacer (ICD, CRT, S-ICD) | 7 (26.9) | 25 (35.2) | |
| Unknown | 1 (3.8) | 0 | |
| Last operation | 0.205 | ||
| Initial operation | 10 (38.5) | 36 (50.7) | |
| Reopen operation | 14 (53.8) | 34 (47.9) | |
| Unknown | 2 (7.7) | 1 (1.4) | |
| Time from the last device-related procedure to infection (years) | 3.4±2.8 | 4.1±4.0 | 0.397 |
Unless indicated otherwise, data are given as the mean±SD or n (%). CIED, cardiac implantable electronic device; CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy; ICD, implantable cardioverter defibrillator; S-CID, subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator.