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Successful Treatment of Driveline Infection with Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy and Instillation Therapy

Background  Driveline infection is a serious complication in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients. We report the case of a patient who was successfully treated by combining instillation and vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy. Case Description  A 65-year-old LVAD patient presented with r...

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Autores principales: Kilo, Juliane, Dumfarth, Julia, Höfer, Daniel, Grimm, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2020
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7550207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33062581
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1713731