Real-world effectiveness of infection prevention interventions for reducing procedure-related cardiac device infections: Insights from the veterans affairs clinical assessment reporting and tracking program

Objective: To measure the association between receipt of specific infection prevention interventions and procedure-related cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections. Design: Retrospective cohort with manually reviewed infection status. Setting: Setting: National, multicenter Veterans Health Administration (VA) cohort. Participants: Sampling of procedures entered into the VA Clinical Assessment Reporting and...