Ventricular assist device abdominal driveline infection: Treatment with platelet-rich plasma  Federica Jiritano, MD, Giuseppe Filiberto Serraino, MD,

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Ventricular assist device abdominal driveline infection: Treatment with platelet-rich plasma  Federica Jiritano, MD, Giuseppe Filiberto Serraino, MD, Lucia Cristodoro, MD, Attilio Renzulli, MD, PhD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 145, Issue 6, Pages e69-e70 (June 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.02.072 Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Photographs of patient 2. A, Infection of the abdominal driveline exit site despite antibiotic and vacuum-assisted closure therapy. B, Autologous platelet-rich plasma application over the infected wound. C, At 4-week follow-up after placement of the platelet-rich plasma dressing, good wound healing can be seen. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 145, e69-e70DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.02.072) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions