Prevention of Arrhythmia Device Infection Trial (PADIT)
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-09-08
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The goal of the study is to compare whether a center-wide policy of incremental antibiotic
therapy will reduce CIED infection rate compared to a policy of conventional antibiotic
prophylaxis in high-risk patients undergoing arrhythmia device procedures. All antibiotics
used are approved for use and readily available.