Pre-operative risk factors for driveline infection in left ventricular-assist device patients.
Ann-Kristin KöhlerHermann KöerperichMichiel MorshuisClaudia Christine FreytagJan GummertWolfgang BurchertRainer PreussJan KörferPublished in: ESC heart failure (2022)
This single-centre cohort study shows that driveline infections are common adverse events. The duration of support represents the major risk factor for LVAD driveline infections.