Contaminated Medical Device Could Put Heart Surgery Patients at Risk : newsmax

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Contaminated Medical Device Could Put Heart Surgery Patients at Risk

Contaminated Medical Device Could Put Heart Surgery Patients at Risk

Some heart surgery patients may be at risk of contracting a potentially deadly infection due to a medical device that may have been contaminated during its manufacturing, government health officials warn.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued the warning Thursday to healthcare providers and patients, alerting them that heater-cooler devices commonly used in open-heart surgeries may have been contaminated."It's important for clinicians and their patients to be aware of this risk so that patients can be evaluated and treated quickly," said Dr. Michael Bell, deputy director of CDC's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, in a statement.


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Contaminated Machines Linked To Heart Surgery Infections « CBS Miami

Contaminated Machines Linked To Heart Surgery Infections « CBS Miami

Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | TwitterNEW YORK (CBSMiami/AP) — Health officials are warning patients and healthcare providers over the risk of infections spread by contaminated operating room machinery during open-heart surgery.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alerted doctors and hospitals on Thursday.The contamination has been tied to 28 cases in the U.S., including at least four who died — though it's not certain that the bacterial infection caused those deaths.


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Heart Surgery Devices May Have Been Contaminated

Heart Surgery Devices May Have Been Contaminated

THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Special devices used during open heart surgery may have been contaminated with bacteria that puts patients at risk for life-threatening infections, U.S. health officials warned Thursday.Some LivaNova PLC (formerly Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH) Stockert 3T heater-cooler devices, which are used during many open heart surgeries, might have been contaminated with Mycobacterium chimaera bacteria during manufacturing, the officials said.People who have had open heart surgery should seek medical care if they have infection-related symptoms, such as night sweats, muscle aches, weight loss, fatigue or unexplained fever, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release.