Aortic erosion during negative pressure therapy in a pediatric heart transplant recipient.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.092.
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Abstract
A happy-ending "series of unfortunate events" is reported of the successful emergency treatment of an erosion of the ascending aorta during negative pressure sternal wound therapy for a relapse of Berlin Heart driveline infection in a pediatric transplant recipient. Several key issues related to assist device-related infections and negative pressure complications are discussed in this peculiar setting.
Medical subject headings
- Aorta
- Heart Transplantation
- Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy