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Approximately 10,000 patients undergoing "potentially interested" heart surgery in the Veneto region will be contacted to evaluate any clinical investigation from what has been defined as the killer bacterium present in a defective heart surgery instrument.
The technical group of the Veneto region decided today in Padua "to prevent and manage infections in subjects undergoing cardiac surgery" in connection with the case Mycobacterium chimaera, the " killer bacteria "contained in the machines of the company LivaNova which caused 16 cases of infection (including 14 in Veneto) and 6 deaths. Patients will receive an information sheet containing information on symptoms and the indication of the telephone numbers to contact for any eventuality and for any necessary clinical study.
The technical group also points out that "the machines present in the heart surgery of all Veneto hospitals have already been secured and in some cases replaced" and that "the Veneto region protects itself against the manufacturing company" , The killer bacterium "already seems to be hiding on the device production site, so before installation in the operating room". The region of Veneto, in the case of judicial measures, announced that she would ask to be admitted as a civil party.
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