Impact of protection isolation on the incidence of infection after heart transplantation.
Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in heart transplantation. Therefore protective isolation has been an inherent part of our postoperative regimen. For retrospective review we selected patients before and after modification of protective isolation. The intensity of protective isolation appeared to have no impact on incidence, morbidity, or mortality resulting from infection in these study groups.
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D000818:Animals; D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006084:Graft Rejection; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010356:Patient Isolation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality
D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum; D003524:Cyclosporins; D001379:Azathioprine