Impact of an improved driveline management for HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist devices.
Masato MutsugaTakahiro OkumuraRyota MorimotoToru KondoHideki ItoSachie TerazawaYoshiyuki TokudaYuji NaritaKazuki NishidaToyoaki MuroharaAkihiko UsuiPublished in: Artificial organs (2022)
A standardized triple driveline tunneling strategy and waterproof dressing protocol reduced driveline infection in HM3 patients to 0%.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- left ventricular assist device
- randomized controlled trial
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- acute myocardial infarction
- mitral valve
- aortic stenosis
- coronary artery disease
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- acute coronary syndrome
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- atrial fibrillation