An Old Friend in the Treatment of Drive Line Infection After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation:...

In this report, we share our omentoplasty experience in a patient with recurrent left ventricular assist device (LVAD) drive line infection. Drive line infection is a life-threating complication for the patient and a difficult problem for surgeons to resolve.

In our patient, after LAVD implantation recurrent drive line infection episodes occurred and standard therapeutic strategies failed to cure the infection. Therefore, we performed an old, well-known omentoplasty plasty technique to heal the abscess.

After omentoplasty and appropriate antibiotic therapy, the drive line infection healed uneventfully. The patient is still under control for 14 months without any signs of infection. Omentoplasty may be kept in mind for patients with resistant drive line infections.