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Yashoda Hospitals Successfully Treats Complex Persistent Pacemaker Infection
A patient had an infection around a pacemaker that would not go away.
The patient had already undergone four surgeries in six months.
The family then sought help at Yashoda Hospitals.
Dr Jagadish Madireddy carefully studied the patient’s earlier treatments and medical history.
He found the likely cause of the repeated infection.
Doctors then used a specialised treatment plan.
The patient has had no pacemaker infection for two years.
Doctors said the patient has now recovered completely.
Dr Jagadish said these infections need the right treatment from the beginning.
Doctors at Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, treated a persistent pacemaker infection after four surgeries failed within six months.
Senior cardiologist Dr Jagadish Madireddy reviewed the patient’s medical history and identified the underlying cause of the infection.
He developed a specialised treatment plan to control the infection and address its cause.
Doctors said the patient has remained free of pacemaker infection for two years and has recovered completely.
Dr Jagadish warned that pacemaker infections can become complicated without proper treatment, decision-making and execution.
- Who
- A patient treated by Dr Jagadish Madireddy and doctors at Yashoda Hospitals.
- What
- A persistent pacemaker infection was successfully treated after four previous surgeries had not resolved it.
- Where
- Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda; the report was datelined Nagarkurnool.
- When
- The infection persisted through four surgeries within six months; the patient has remained infection-free for two years after treatment.
- Why
- Doctors identified the underlying cause and created a specialised treatment plan to control the infection.
Key facts
- Hospital
- Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda
- Lead doctor
- Senior cardiologist Dr Jagadish Madireddy
- Previous procedures
- Four surgeries within six months
- Outcome
- The patient has remained free of pacemaker infection for two years
- Recovery
- Doctors said the patient recovered completely
- Treatment focus
- Identifying the infection’s underlying cause and using a specialised treatment plan
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