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According to news reports<\/a>, eight patients who underwent heart bypass surgery at a Pennsylvania hospital most likely suffered bacterial infections because of a contaminated medical device used during the surgeries. The device is a heater-cooler unit used to control a patient\u2019s blood pressure during open-heart surgery. Of the eight patients who\u00a0were likely infected by the device, four died.<\/p>\n

After a joint investigation with the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the hospital announced that the infections were probably the result of the contamination of tap water used in the device. According to the hospital, the devices were not being cleaned in full compliance with the manufacturer\u2019s guidelines. To prevent further bacterial contamination, the manufacturer now recommends that the devices be filled with filtered water and hydrogen peroxide and cleaned with bleach.<\/p>\n

Patients undergoing bypass surgeries are more susceptible to infection. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, there have been 32 reports around the world of infection or contamination relating to the medical devices. Even so, the total number of infections resulting from the device is not exactly known, since symptoms do not always surface immediately after surgery.<\/p>\n

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