Specialty: Mechanical Circulatory Support

Efficacy of Antimicrobial Silver-Coated Dressings and Usual Care in Preventing LVAD Driveline Infections

April 2026

Authors: Barbara Veiter, Martina Socha, Christiane Marko, Hebe Al Asadi, Julia Riebandt, Roxana Moayedifar, Daniel Zimpfer, Thomas Schlöglhofer
Medical University of Vienna
Presented: ISHLT 2026

Exploring LVAD Driveline Dressing Care from the Patient’s Perspective

April 2026

Authors:Hannah Miller, BSN, RN, Chrystal Lewis, PhD, RN, Roma Patel, BSN, RN, Omah Odeh, BSN, RN,Sunny Varshney, MD, Erik Henricksen, PharmD, BCPS, Kiran Khush, MD, Jeffrey Teuteberg, MD
Stanford Health Care, Stanford University School of Medicine
Presented: ISHLT 2026

Utilization of Silver Based Dressing for Reducing Infection Rates after Left Ventricular Assist Device: Is There a Benefit?

April 2026

Authors: Christine Swanson, Karam R.Motawea, Erika Rogers, Tiara Narvaez, Mohammad El Diasty, Sashelin Naidoo, Yakov Elgudin, Yasir Abu-Omar
University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Presented: ISHLT 2026

After Successfully Lowering SSIs, Now What

Heterogeneity in HeartMate 3 Implanting Center Infection Management Reveals Opportunities for Quality Improvement and Best Practice Initiatives during Left Ventricular Assist Device Support – The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

A Silver Lining in the VAD Sky: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study of a silver patch

April 2025
Authors: S. Baudart, J. Lee, L. Klein

AHFCCC, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, Quality Improvement, UCSF, San Francisco, CA

Presented: ISHLT 2025

Silverlon: Minimising Patient and Healthcare Provider Burden

April 2025

Authors: Shishir Kore Paul Callan, Steven Shaw, Jacquelyn Hooper, Rajamiyer Venkateswaran

Wythenshawe Hospital Cardiothoracic Transplant Unit, Manchester Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom

Presented: ISHLT 2025

LVAD Driveline Infection Prevention: Data to Support the Use of Antimicrobial Silver-Plated Dressings and Standard Securement

April 2025

Authors: Danielle Barrager, RN, BSN LVAD Coordinator

MultiCare Health System, Tacoma WA

Presented: ISHLT 2025

Mechanical Characterization of Anchoring Devices for the Prevention of Driveline Infection in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients

Mechanical Characterization of Anchoring Devices for Preventing Trauma and Driveline Infection in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device

J. Schachl, M. Stoiber, M. Socha, D.Wiedemann, D. Zimpfer, H. Schima, T. Schlöglhofer

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