The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 26, Issue 9 , Pages 956-959 , September 2007

Drive-line Exit-site Infection in a Patient With Axial-flow Pump Support: Successful Management Using Vacuum-assisted Therapy

  • Andrea Garatti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery “A. DeGasperis”, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Andrea Garatti, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery “A. De Gasperis,” Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, Milan 20162, Italy. Telephone: +390264442565. Fax: +390264442566.
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  • Bruschi Giuseppe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery “A. DeGasperis”, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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  • Claudio Francesco Russo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery “A. DeGasperis”, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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  • Ordanini Marco, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy.
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  • Vitali Ettore, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery “A. DeGasperis”, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy

Received 5 March 2007 ,Revised 14 June 2007 ,Accepted 26 June 2007.

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PII: S1053-2498(07)00509-8

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.06.007

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 26, Issue 9 , Pages 956-959 , September 2007

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