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Omentoplasty for ventricular assist device infections: Encouraging outcomes.
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- The role of continuous in situ targeted antimicrobials in the successful treatment of extensively-drug resistantJHLT open · 2026Article
- Surgical relevance of a pedicled omental flap for the treatment of a recurrent giant mycotic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: a case report and review of the literature.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Review
- Blood perfusion through ventricular assist devices induces erythrocytes to interact with leukocytes.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: LVAD infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. We explored the impact of surgical Omentoplasty (OMP) added to Incision and Debridement (I&D) plus Antibiotic therapy (AB) on survival and infection-related readmissions in patients with LVAD infections. Methods: Thirty-three patients with deep LVAD-specific infections were studied over a period of 12 years. Survival and readmissions for recurrent infection in subjects receiving I&D and ABs alone (Group A, n = 15) were compared to those in whom OMP was added to I&D and ABs (Group B, n = 18). Results: Baseline characteristics were similar between groups, as well as infectious organisms. Two-year survival was significantly improved in Group B (OMP + I&D + ABs) as compared to Group A (I&D + ABs without OMP) [77% vs. 7%; Conclusion: This report, comprising the most extensive such experience to date, indicates that combining surgical Omentoplasty (OMP) with incision and debridement (I&D) plus antibiotic (AB) treatment is remarkably effective for suppressing deep LVAD infections, improving survival and decreasing infection-related readmissions. Filling the open space around an implanted LVAD with highly vascularized omentum, as a living tissue with anti-infective properties, appears to be effective for improving outcomes with LVAD infections.
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