Evolution and impact of drive-line infection in a large cohort of continuous-flow ventricular assist device recipients

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1164-1172

  Koval, Christine E ^a   Thuita, Lucy ^a   Moazami, Nader ^a   Blackstone, Eugene ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

continuous flow device; drive line infection; heart failure; infectious complications; LVAD; mechanical circulatory support; ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL SUPERINFECTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHETER INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CITROBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRIVELINE INFECTION; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREATITIS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS; SERRATIA INFECTION; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; THRUSH; TREATMENT DURATION; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RISK FACTOR;

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

EID: 84908021593     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.05.011     Document Type: Article

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