Negative pressure wound therapy for left ventricular assist device-related mediastinitis: Two case reports

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-162

  Kawata, Mitsuhiro ^a   Nishimura, Takashi ^a   Hoshino, Yasuhiro ^a   Kinoshita, Osamu ^a   Hisagi, Motoyuki ^a   Ando, Masahiko ^a   Morota, Tetsuro ^a   Motomura, Noboru ^a   Kyo, Shunei ^a   Ono, Minoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Left ventricular assist device; Mediastinitis; Negative pressure wound therapy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANNULOPLASTY RING; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION DEVICE; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RIGHT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; SUPPURATION; TRICUSPID VALVE REPAIR; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80055070941     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: 16190904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-011-0555-y     Document Type: Article

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