Driveline insulation as a conduit for left ventricular assist device pocket infection

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Jul;148(1):e135-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.03.035. Epub 2014 Mar 27.

Authors

Mamatha Pinninti¹, Vinay Thohan¹, Nasir Z Sulemanjee²

Affiliations

¹ Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St Luke's Medical Centers, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee, Wis.
² Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St Luke's Medical Centers, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee, Wis. Electronic address: publishing107@aurora.org.

PMID: 24755334
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.03.035

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Device Removal
Female
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
Humans
Prosthesis Design
Prosthesis Failure*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections / therapy
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Function, Left*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents