Citation

Bordier P, Robert F. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 2004; 25(1): 78-79.

Affiliation

Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-LévAxêque, University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France. phibordier@aol.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15075695

Abstract

A 70-year-old man extracted his own pacemaker and subclavian port used for delivery of chemotherapy, both implanted 2 weeks earlier. The patient died of septicemia within 6 days. This fatal outcome illustrates the risks of complications associated with severe psychiatric disorders after implantation of prosthetic devices.

Language: en