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10/13/16

CDC Warns Of Contaminated Heart Surgery Device



UPI reports that according to U.S. health officials, special devices used during open heart surgery may have been contaminated with bacteria that puts patients at risk for life-threatening infections. Officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that some LivaNova PLC Stockert 3T heater-cooler devices, which are used during many open heart surgeries, might have been contaminated with Mycobacterium chimaera bacteria during manufacturing. Each year in the United States, there are more than 250,000 heart bypass procedures that use heater-cooler devices. These devices help keep a patient's circulating blood and organs at a specific temperature during surgery. Dr. Michael Bell is the deputy director of the CDC's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. He said, "It's important for clinicians and their patients to be aware of this risk so that patients can be evaluated and treated quickly." The CDC said in a news release that 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. http://bit.ly/2dRfqHN http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com


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