2126. Comparative Effectiveness of Infection Prevention Interventions for Reducing Procedure-Related Cardiac Device Infections: Insights from the VA CART Program

摘要

BackgroundCardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infections are highly morbid, thus peri-procedural prevention interventions are employed to reduce them. However, little data exists evaluating the comparative effectiveness of these prevention interventions. Thus, the objective of this study was to measure the association between infection prevention and antimicrobial prophylaxis strategies and procedure-related CIED infections among a national, multi-center cohort using a nested case–control design.