Iodinated Adhesive Drapes for Repeat Cardiac Implantable Device Implantation

How does the use of iodine-impregnated adhesive drapes during repeat cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation affect skin contamination and infection rates?This randomized clinical study, which included 418 patients, found that drape use reduced pocket-swab positivity by one-half and resulted in no infections in the drape group compared with the no-drape group.These findings support the use of iodine-impregnated drapes in repeat CIED procedures to minimize intraoperative contamination and reduce the infection risk.

Corresponding Author: Alper Aydin, MD, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin St, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4W7, Canada (aaydin@ottawaheart.ca).

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