In this case report, we report the application of frozen-and-thawed allogeneic platelet gel (PLT-gel) to treat a late driveline exit site infection in a 56-year old patient supported by a Heartware-HVAD left ventricular assist device. The treatment duration was 4 weeks and at the follow-up the skin around the exit site was free from further infection. PLT-gel can be used to treat local infection of the driveline exit site and to prevent further high-risk infections.

Late driveline left ventricular assist device infection treated with frozen-and-thawed allogeneic platelet gel / Formica, F; Perseghin, P; Cirò, A; Paolini, G. - In: INTERACTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY. - ISSN 1569-9293. - 19:3(2014), pp. 523-525. [10.1093/icvts/ivu195]

Late driveline left ventricular assist device infection treated with frozen-and-thawed allogeneic platelet gel

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2014-01-01

Abstract

In this case report, we report the application of frozen-and-thawed allogeneic platelet gel (PLT-gel) to treat a late driveline exit site infection in a 56-year old patient supported by a Heartware-HVAD left ventricular assist device. The treatment duration was 4 weeks and at the follow-up the skin around the exit site was free from further infection. PLT-gel can be used to treat local infection of the driveline exit site and to prevent further high-risk infections.
2014
Late driveline left ventricular assist device infection treated with frozen-and-thawed allogeneic platelet gel / Formica, F; Perseghin, P; Cirò, A; Paolini, G. - In: INTERACTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY. - ISSN 1569-9293. - 19:3(2014), pp. 523-525. [10.1093/icvts/ivu195]
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