Complex heartmate II infection treated with pump exchange to heartware HVAD

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 188-192

  Abicht, Travis ^a   Gordon, Robert ^a   Meehan, Karen ^a   Stosor, Valentina ^a   McCarthy, Patrick ^a   McGee, Edwin ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

device exchange; driveline infection; ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DESTINATION THERAPY; DEVICE EXCHANGE; DEVICE INFECTION; DRIVELINE INFECTION; DRIVELINES; MULTIDRUG RESISTANTS; PATIENT POPULATION; PROPERTY; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES;

CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERTAPENEM; OXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; COMPASSIONATE USE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INCISION; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; SERRATIA INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; WOUND CARE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 84874916231     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: 1538943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e318283820d     Document Type: Article

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