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Eradication of Ventricular Assist Device Driveline Infection in Paediatric Patients with Taurolidine

Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are used to provide mechanical circulatory support to patients with end-stage heart failure. The driveline connecting the external power source to the pump(s) of the intra-corporal VAD breaches the protective skin barrier and provides a track for microbes to invade...

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Autores principales: Weichsel, Johannes, Baldauf, Benito, Bonnemeier, Hendrik, Lau, Ernest W., Dittrich, Sven, Cesnjevar, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8779719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35050228
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcdd9010018