Powikłania wymiany stymulatora serca — opis przypadku pacjentki z zakrzepicą żył głębokich kończyny górnej

Abstract

Deep venous thrombosis of the upper extremity (UEDVT) after pacemaker implantation (PM) is often an underestimated problem, but should be considered as a potential complication, because the number of implanting PM is increasing every year. This case report presents a history of a 57-years old woman with a pacemaker implanted in 1996 due to the 3rd-degree atrioventricular block. The patient was admitted to the hospital for the replacement of the stimulating system. The procedure was complicated by hemorrhage from the pocket of the device and in the postoperative period — the left upper extremity deep vein thrombosis.