Efficacy of vacuum assisted closure therapy for preventing drive-line infections after left ventricular assist device implantaion.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- advanced heart failure
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000032458
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Tokyo
- Brief Summary
o severe complications were associated with the NPWT. During the follow-up period, DLI was diagnosed in 16 participants (32%) in the NPWT group and 21 participants (42%) in the SD group. The rates of DLI incidence and freedom from DLI did not differ between groups (p = 0.30 and p = 0.63).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients who have uncontrollable infections. 2) Patients who have a tendency to bleed in drive-line wound site. 3) Patients who are difficult to close the wound by vacuum assisted closure device. 4) Patients who have an allergy to foam. 5) Patients researchers have determined to be inappropriate.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary outcome is drive-line infections(DLI) defined as clinical evidence of DLI accompanied by a positive bacterial swab and need for antibiotics.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method