Infections in patients after Berlin Heart® EXCOR assist device implantation

Transplant Infectious Disease : an Official Journal of the Transplantation Society
Patricia Muñoz“Grupo de Apoyo al Manejo de las Asistencias Ventriculares” (GAMAV)

Abstract

Berlin Heart® EXCOR devices (BHED) are ventricular assist devices (VAD) used mainly as a bridge to heart transplantation (HT) in pediatric population. The aim of our study is to report the infections diagnosed in adult patients undergoing a BHED implantation. Adult patients receiving a BHED between Jul 2009 and Oct 2017 at our institution were included. Infections were classified according to the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation definitions in VAD-Specific (VAD-S), VAD-Related (VAD-R) and non-VAD (N-VAD). Fifteen patients underwent BHED implantation, which was maintained for a mean of 92 (19-195) days. Infection occurred in 13 patients who developed 36 infectious episodes: 5 VAD-S (5 cannula infections); 8 VAD-R (5 bloodstream infections and 3 mediastinitis) and 24 N-VAD (7 urinary tract infections, 6 Cytomegalovirus diseases and others). Overall, 27 (75%) were bacterial, 7 (19.4%) were viral and there was one (2.7%) fungal infection. Eleven patients underwent HT and all of them developed at least one infection after it. In 3 cases, all VAD-R or VAD-S infections were caused by the same etiology as before HT. Their median time of appearance was on day +6 (3-11) after BHED removal and HT. Overall mortality ...Continue Reading

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