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Nearly 10,000 patients operated in the Veneto Cardiac Surgery Services "potentially affected" by what has been defined as the killer bacterium present in a defective cardiac surgery instrument will be contacted to verify detailed clinical tests. Decide today in Padua the technical group of the Veneto Region "for the prevention and management of infections in subjects undergoing cardiac surgery" on the history of Mycobacterium chimaera, the "killer bacteria" contained in the machinery of LivaNova company that caused 18 cases of infection and 8 deaths.
Thousands of patients will receive an information leaflet containing information on symptoms and the indication of the telephone numbers to contact for any eventuality and for all the necessary clinical details. In a note, the technicians of the region also stressed 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 manufacturer ", since Mycobacterium chimaera" seems to be already tucked 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.
What is the killer bacterium Mycobacterium chimaera
Mycobacterium Chimaera is a natural bacterium, generally harmless to health. Rare cases of Mycobacterium chimaera infection have been reported in Europe and the United States. The diffusion is done by the use of the cooling / heating devices necessary to regulate the temperature of the blood during cardiac surgeries in the extracorporeal circulation. To investigate the possible transmission of the bacterium, patients who have undergone cardiac surgery using these devices from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2017 in Veneto.
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