Percutaneous drive-line infections into the future with the International Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (IMACS) registry

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1149-1150

  Hannan, Margaret M ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; DEVICE INFECTION; EDITORIAL; HEART FAILURE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84867574259     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.08.019     Document Type: Editorial

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