Management of a chronically infected left ventricular assist device with heart transplantation: Two‐step simplified approach
Background:The surgical approach for the treatment of a left ventricular assist device with severe infection may be controversial. Material & Methods:We present the case of a patient implanted with a HeartWare™HVAD as a bridge to transplant and chronic infection of the device by Pseudomonas who...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repository: | Docta Complutense |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/71667 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71667 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Transplant LVAD Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Cronic infection Trasplante cardiaco Dispositivo de Asistencia Ventricular (DAV) Infección crónica Cardiología Cirugía Sistema cardiovascular 3205.01 Cardiología 3213 Cirugía 2411.03 Fisiología Cardiovascular |
| Summary: | Background:The surgical approach for the treatment of a left ventricular assist device with severe infection may be controversial. Material & Methods:We present the case of a patient implanted with a HeartWare™HVAD as a bridge to transplant and chronic infection of the device by Pseudomonas who underwent a conservative partial treatment of the driveline tunnel and subsequently a heart transplantation and device removal were done. Conclusions:The two‐step simplified approach allowed the patient to betransplanted in a short period of time, with the abdominal wall healed and almost two‐thirds of the driveline subcutaneous tunnel sterilized. |
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