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Editorial
. 2021 Aug 12:8:405-411.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2021.08.005. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Rates and types of infections in left ventricular assist device recipients: A scoping review

Michael Pienta  1 , Supriya Shore  2 , Francis D Pagani  1 , Donald S Likosky  1 ; Michigan Congestive Heart Failure Investigators
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Editorial

Rates and types of infections in left ventricular assist device recipients: A scoping review

Michael Pienta et al. JTCVS Open. .

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  • Erratum: Notice of Correction.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] JTCVS Open. 2022 May 13;11:415. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2022.05.007. eCollection 2022 Sep. JTCVS Open. 2022. PMID: 36172404 Free PMC article.
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Keywords: ISHLT, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation; LVAD, left ventricular assist device; adverse events; infection; left ventricular assist device.

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Standardization of reporting is needed to advance studies of infection in LVAD recipients.
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Figure 1
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses scoping review flow chart. LVAD, Left ventricular assist device.
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Figure 2
Number of publications reporting infections in left ventricular assist device recipients per year. ISHLT, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.
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Figure 3
Driveline infection rates in studies using International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) infections classifications. The upper and lower borders of each box represent the upper and lower quartiles. The upper and lower whiskers represent the minimum and maximum. In categories with fewer than 15 studies, rates from individual studies are plotted. The middle horizontal line represents the median in each category.
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Figure 4
The goal of this scoping review was to synthesize all available evidence related to rates of infections (including location and types) in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) recipients. A total of 132 studies met inclusion criteria. The majority of studies did not use standardized reporting criteria for infections.
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