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16980851

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-9-18
pubmed:abstractText
The use of ventricular assist devices for patients with end-stage cardiac failure awaiting heart transplantation has become increasingly common. Ventricular assist devices improve the longevity and the quality of life for these patients. In addition, they serve as a bridge to cardiac allograft transplantation until a donor heart is found. However, ventricular assist device-related infections remain a major problem complicating their long-term use. Clinical infection and sepsis can critically threaten these patients with ventricular assist devices. Infection can delay immediate transplantation and potentially require the removal of the device for definitive treatment of the problem.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1529-4242
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
118
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
919-26; discussion 927
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Omental transposition flap for salvage of ventricular assist devices.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pa. 15261, USA. sajjadiana@upmc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article