| Author/Editor | Akay, Mehmet H.; Gregorič, Igor; Cohn, William E.; Frazier, O.H. | |
| Title | HeartMate-II left ventricular assist device infections resulting from gastrointestinal-tract fistulas | |
| Type | članek | |
| Vol. and No. | Letnik 27, št. 5 | |
| Publication year | 2012 | |
| Volume | str. 643-645 | |
| ISSN | 0886-0440 - Journal of cardiac surgery | |
| Language | eng | |
| Abstract | Background: In patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), pump-related infection can cause adverse effects that may result in death. Methods: We describe three patients who had infections related to a fistula between the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the LVAD pocket and who subsequently underwent successful heart transplantation without developing sepsis. In no case did the LVAD-related infection adversely affect the outcome of transplantation. Conclusions: For detecting the fistulas, full upper-GI endoscopy and colonoscopy were superior to other types of diagnostic imaging studies. | |
| Keywords | left ventricular infection heart transplantation levi prekat infekcija presaditev srca |