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ArticleJournal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs2024

Left ventricular assist device temporary explantation as a strategy for infection control in a pediatric patient.

Akiko Umetsu, Masaki Taira, Moyu Hasegawa, Takuji Watanabe, Yuji Tominaga, Takayoshi Ueno, Daisuke Yoshioka, Kazuo Shimamura, Shigeru Miyagawa

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Article in Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Akiko UmetsuDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Masaki TairaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. taira@surg1.med.osaka-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-8814-8741
Moyu HasegawaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Takuji WatanabeDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Yuji TominagaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Takayoshi UenoDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Daisuke YoshiokaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Kazuo ShimamuraDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Shigeru MiyagawaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
The University of Osaka · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of temporary Berlin Heart EXCOR® explantation in a pediatric patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy who suffered an uncontrollable inflow cannulation site infection while on bridge-to-transplantation. Despite failure to thrive and catheter-related infections, once free of the device, the patient was cured of infection using systemic antibiotics and surgical debridement. The patient underwent EXCOR® reimplantation after four months, and is awaiting heart transplantation in stable condition. A life-threatening ventricular assist device-related infection may require device explantation under conditions that may not fulfill conventional explantation criteria despite risks. Temporary explantation can be an effective strategy if isolated systolic dysfunction is managed carefully.

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Cardiomyopathy, DilatedDevice RemovalHeart-Assist DevicesAnti-Bacterial AgentsHeart TransplantationHumansInfection ControlProsthesis-Related InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsEXCORHeart failureVentricular assist deviceVentricular assist device explantationVentricular assist device infection

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PMID38520590
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