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1 Driveline Infections in Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Implications for Destination Therapy 
Vikas Sharma, MD, Salil V. Deo, MS, MCh, John M. Stulak, MD, Lucian A. Durham, MD, PhD, Richard C. Daly, MD, Soon J. Park, MD, Larry M. Baddour, MD, Kashish Mehra, MBBS, Lyle D. Joyce, MD, PhD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 94, Issue 5, Pages (November 2012) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 (A) A superficial driveline infection with disruption of the seal between the skin edges and the velour coating of the driveline. (B) A cross-sectional computed tomography image of the upper abdomen depicts the presence of a multiloculated abscess cavity deep to the rectus sheath near the insertion of the driveline. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Diagram shows the dressing for the driveline exit site.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Bar graph shows the distribution of driveline infection by year.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

5 Fig 4 Bar diagram demonstrates the increment in the incidence of driveline infection with increasing duration of left ventricular assist device support. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

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