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Late driveline left ventricular assist device infection treated with frozen-and-thawed allogeneic platelet gel
Francesco Formica1, Paolo Perseghin2, Antonio Cirò3
1Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy francesco_formica@fastwebnet.it.
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.

