title: Negative pressure wound therapy for left ventricular assist device-related mediastinitis: two case reports.
abstract: We report two cases of successful use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) to control of left ventricular assist device (LVAD)-related mediastinitis. It is difficult to treat mediastinitis in patients who have undergone LVAD implantation, because it is impossible to remove the infected artificial materials from the mediastinal space. This report indicates that NPWT might become the preferred therapeutic option for control of mediastinitis in patients who have undergone LVAD implantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. mkawata-ths@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawata
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hoshino
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Motoyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hisagi
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morota
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Motomura
authors.forename: Shunei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kyo
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ono
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome