The Montreal Heart Institute to Notify Past Cardiac Surgery Patients as to "Minimal Risk"
- chateauguaycitizen.com
- Oct 25, 2016
- 1 min read
The Montreal Heart Institute (L'Institut de cardiologie de Montréal) are in process of notifying thousands of patients who have undergone open heart cardiac surgery since 2012, due to a low probability risk of infection. (0,1 % à 1 %) Only 2 patients have been diagnosed with the bacteria called Mycobacterium chimaera out of a potential 8458 patients thus far. The suspected source was likely a Thermal generator machine from Germany that is commonly used during cardiopulmonary ...bypass surgery, - all machines have since been replaced. The bacteria in question is usually harmless and rarely creates complications. See more information below:
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