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Alberta heart patients warned of exposure risk to bacteria during surgery


Alberta heart patients warned of exposure risk to bacteria during surgery
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Some 11,500 former heart-surgery patients in Alberta are being notified that they may have been in contact with a bacteria during surgery.Alberta Health Services is calling the risk level of exposure to the bacteria "extremely low.""There have been no infections in Alberta, but we are aware that two are under investigation in Quebec," said Dr. Mark Joffe, AHS Senior Medical Director, Infection, Prevention and Control.
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11,500 Alberta open-heart surgery patients potentially exposed to bacteria


11,500 Alberta open-heart surgery patients potentially exposed to bacteria
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Approximately 11,500 former open-heart surgery patients may have been exposed to bacteria during their procedure, according to Alberta Health Services.AHS is notifying former patients after the Federal addiction Administration, Center for Disease Control and Health Canada reported a potential risk for Mycobacterium chimaera infection with certain heater-cooler units.Notifications are being mailed to Alberta physicians and former adult and pediatric open-heart surgery patients who had their procedures done at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Edmonton's Mazankowski Alberta Health Institute or the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.
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Former open-heart surgery patients being contacted over potential bacteria exposure


Former open-heart surgery patients being contacted over potential bacteria exposure
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Officials with Alberta Health Services said they were working to notify thousands of former open-heart surgery patients, over the potential risk they could have been exposed to bacteria during surgery.AHS said two agencies in the United States: the Federal addiction Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and Health Canada have reported a potential risk for mycobacterium chimaera infection in connection with certain heater-cooler units.The units are used to warm and cool blood during open-heart surgery for adult and pediatric patients, there is a small risk the bacteria can form in the device's water vapour, and could blow contaminants into a patient's open chest.
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