Figure 1. After complete device removal, patients in the CHG group underwent thorough scrubbing of the generator pocket with CHG, followed by saline irrigation of the generator pocket with additional scrubbing. In all cases, primary closure of the wound was performed with an absorbable suture, using an interrupted suturing technique. Abbreviations: CIED: cardiac implantable electronic device; SNS: sterile normal saline CHG: chlorhexidine gluconate.