Omental flap transposition with intra-abdominal relocation for LVAD pump-pocket infection

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1421-1422

  Shafii, Alexis E ^a   Chamogeorgakis, Themistokles P ^a   Gonzalez Stawinski, Gonzalo ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXACILLIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DEVICE INFECTION; ENDOCARDITIS; FREE SKIN GRAFT; GASTROEPIPLOIC ARTERY; GREATER OMENTUM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; MORBIDITY; NOTE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSVERSE COLON; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 80655124540     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.08.007     Document Type: Letter

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