Risk of left ventricular assist device driveline infection: a systematic literature review

NV Pavlovic, T Randell, T Madeira, S Hsu, R Zinoviev… - Heart & Lung, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) improve quality of life in end-stage heart
failure but can cause serious complications such as infections with driveline infection …

Driveline infection in left ventricular assist device patients: effect of standardized protocols, pathogen type, and treatment strategy

HS Lumish, B Cagliostro, L Braghieri, B Bohn… - ASAIO …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Driveline infection (DLI) is common after left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Limited data
exist on DLI prevention and management. We investigated the impact of standardized …

[HTML][HTML] Left ventricular assist device driveline infections: recent advances and future goals

AM Leuck - Journal of thoracic disease, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have revolutionized the treatment of advanced heart
failure, but infection remains a substantial risk. LVAD driveline infections (DLIs) are the most …

Left ventricular assist device infections: a systematic review

JC O'Horo, OMA Saleh, JM Stulak, MP Wilhelm… - Asaio …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are becoming a more frequent life-support
intervention. Gaining an understanding of risk factors for infection and management …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention and early treatment of driveline infections in ventricular assist device patients–the DESTINE staging proposal and the first standard of care protocol

AM Bernhardt, T Schlöglhofer, V Lauenroth… - Journal of Critical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) using left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have
considerably improved the quality of life and survival rate of patients with end-stage heart …

[HTML][HTML] Technique for minimizing and treating driveline infections

LT Yarboro, JD Bergin, JLW Kennedy… - Annals of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly utilized in the management of
advanced heart failure. A transcutaneous driveline is necessary to power the LVAD, and …

Left ventricular assist device driveline infection and the frequency of dressing change in hospitalized patients

L Wus, ML Manning, JWC Entwistle III - Heart & Lung, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine if driveline infection is related to dressing change frequency in
hospitalized adult patients with newly implanted left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) …

Left ventricular assist device driveline infections in three contemporary devices

T Schlöglhofer, P Michalovics, J Riebandt… - Artificial …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Driveline infections (DLI) are common adverse events in left ventricular assist devices
(LVADs), leading to severe complications and readmissions. The study aims to characterize …

Left ventricle assist devices and driveline's infection incidence: a single-centre experience

J Bejko, F Toto, D Gregori, G Gerosa, T Bottio - Journal of Artificial Organs, 2018 - Springer
Different left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are provided of different driveline exit sites:
HeartWare HVAD presents abdominal power-cable-supply, while the Jarvik 2000 LVAD is …

Correlation between driveline features and driveline infection in left ventricular assist device selection

T Imamura, T Murasawa, H Kawasaki… - Journal of Artificial …, 2017 - Springer
Although the survival rate for left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy has improved,
device-related complications are an unpredictable threat to the patient's quality of life. We …