Ventricular assist device driveline infection: Treatment with platelet-rich plasma

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Jiritano, Federica ^a   Serraino, Giuseppe Filiberto ^a   Rossi, Michele ^a   Dominijanni, Andrea ^b   Brescia, Adalgisa ^b   Renzulli, Attilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b PUGLIESE CIACCIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOBUTAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; TEICOPLANIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE INFECTION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MASTOID; NONHUMAN; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STERNOTOMY; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

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HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84881167741     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.093     Document Type: Article

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