Open AccessEpidemiology of Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections: Findings From a Large Nonregistry Cohort
Author(s) -
Merilda Blanco-Guzman,
Xiaowen Wang,
Justin Vader,
Margaret A. Olsen,
Erik R. Dubberke
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciaa011
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular assist device , complication , epidemiology , incidence (geometry) , lung transplantation , cohort , retrospective cohort study , infection control , surgery , transplantation , intensive care medicine , heart failure , physics , optics
Infection is a major complication during circulatory support with a left ventricular assist device (VAD). Changes in device characteristics and treatment practices in the last decade can affect the epidemiology of infection. The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) has published recommendations on the prevention and management of VAD infections, but data to support these recommendations remain sparse.