The United States Centre for Disease Control (CDC), has raised the alarm over dangers inherent in some medical devices used in performing heart surgery. The agency said that some heart surgery patients may be at risk of contracting a potentially deadly infection due to the devices.
The CDC, which issued the warning on Thursday, said some medical devices might have been contaminated during its manufacturing. The warning was issued to healthcare providers and patients, alerting them that some heater-cooler devices commonly used in openheart surgeries might have been contaminated. The warning was issued on the heels of a Consumer Reports article outlining the risk and stating concerns that patients were not being told about it. The CDC said its advisory was issued after the agency received “new information” about the device, which is called the LivaNova PLC (formerly Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH) Stöckert 3T heater-cooler. Deputy Director of CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Dr. Michael Bell, said: “It’s important for clinicians and their patients to be aware of this risk so that patients can be evaluated and treated quickly.”
According to a report in the NewsmaxHealth, Bell also called upon hospitals to “check to see which type of heatercoolers are in use, ensure that they are maintained according to the latest manufacturer instructions, and also alert affected patients and the clinicians who care for them.”
By: Appolonia Adeyemi
New Telegraph
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