Infectious complications in left ventricular assist device recipients

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 18-23

  Fischer, Staci A ^a,b   Trenholme, Gordon M ^a   Costanzo, Maria Rosa ^a   Piccione, William ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; OXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031031310     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/24.1.18     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. McBride LR, Swartz MT, Reedy JE, et al. Device related infections in patients supported with mechanical circulatory support devices for greater than 30 days. ASAIO Transactions 1991;37:M258-9.
2. Myers TJ, McGee MG, Zeluff BJ, Radovancevic B, Frazier OH. Frequency and significance of infections in patients receiving prolonged LVAD support. ASAIO Transactions 1991;37:M283-5.
3. Frazier OH, Rose EA, Macmanus Q, et al. Multicenter clinical evaluation of the HeartMate 1000 IP left ventricular assist device. Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:1080-90.
4. Kormos RL, Murali S, Dew MA, et al. Chronic mechanical circulatory support: rehabilitation, low morbidity, and superior survival. Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:51-8.
5. Pennington DG, McBride LR, Peigh PS, Miller LW, Swartz MT. Eight years' experience with bridging to cardiac transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994;107:472-81.
6. Farrar DJ, Hill JD. Univentricular and biventricular Thoratec VAD support as a bridge to transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:276-82.
7. Pennington DG, Kanter KR, McBride LR, et al. Seven years' experience with the Pierce-Donachy ventricular assist device. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1988;96:901-11.
8. Pennington DG, McBride LR, Swartz MT. Implantation technique for the Novacor left ventricular assist system. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994;108:604-8.
9. McCarthy PM, Wang N, Vargo R. Preperitoneal insertion of the HeartMate 1000 IP implantable left ventricular assist device. Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:634-8.
10. McCarthy PM, Schmitt SK, Vargo RL, Gordon S, Keys TF, Hobbs RE. Implantable LVAD infections: implications for permanent use of the device. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:359-65.