Severe LVAD-related infections requiring surgical treatment: Incidence, predictors, effect on survival, and impact of device selection.

Randall Z OlmstedAndre Critsinelis Chitaru Kurihara Andre C CritsinelisTadahisa SugiuraAndrew B CivitelloJeffrey A Morgan

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2019)

Although HeartMate II patients had a significantly higher incidence of pump infections requiring surgical treatment, survival was not adversely affected. The difference in postoperative infection rates may be an important factor in device type selection.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
risk factors
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
left ventricular assist device
patients undergoing
peritoneal dialysis
free survival
patient reported