AUG 17, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) infections: Could driveline infections be a predictor of deep-seated infections?
BMC Infectious Diseases
Single-centre retrospective cohort study with modest sample size (50 patients, 21 with infections) identifying clinical associations with deep-seated LVAD infection but lacking prospective validation, control group, or adjustment for confounders.
Reported
Patients with MCS-specific infect…21
Total infection episodes72
Driveline infections17