Charles Bergstrom

Comparison of pediatric VAD infection rates by device type: implanted, durable external, and temporary external.

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Ventricular Assist Device-Associated Infection in Children: An Analysis ACTION Study

ACTION Publication, Publications

About one in ten children supported by a ventricular assist device developed a device-associated infection, and one-year survival was no different for those who did. Drawing on 1,527 patients in the ACTION registry, the study found that implanted devices carried a proportionately higher infection rate than external ones.

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Infectious Adverse Events in Pediatric Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Devices: An Analysis of the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION) Registry

ACTION Publication, Publications

This ACTION registry study of 812 children on paracorporeal VADs found that one-third experienced infectious adverse events, which were associated with worse survival. Overlapping device support and smaller body size emerged as independent risk factors for infection.

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