Escalating Surgical Treatment for Left Ventricular Assist Device Infection and Expected Mortality: Clinical Risk Prediction Score.
Michael J FinnanDavid ChiSarah N ChiangJustin M VaderNicolo L CabreraAmy F KellsMuhammad F MasoodKunal D KotkarIda K FoxPublished in: Journal of the American College of Surgeons (2024)
We developed a clinical risk prediction score to stratify patients with VSI. In selected cases, escalating surgical treatment was associated with increased survival. Future work is needed to determine whether early surgical debridement and flap reconstruction can alter outcomes in select cases of VSI.