Bloodstream infections in prolonged use of axillary-placed, intra-aortic balloon-pump support: A single-center study

Diane Dreucean, Kevin R. Donahue, Celia Morton, Luma Succar, Jill Krisl, Tanushree Agrawal, Katherine Perez, Taylor Jaramillo, Ju Kim, Nadia Fida, Ashrith Guha, Mahwash Kassi, Rayan Yousefzai, Imad Hussain, Kevin Grimes, Arvind Bhimaraj

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Abstract

Infections from prolonged use of axillary intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) have not been well studied. Bloodstream infection (BSI) occurred in 13% of our patients; however, no difference in outcome was noted between those with BSI and those without. Further studies regarding protocol developments that minimize BSI risk are needed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-3
Number of pages3
JournalInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume45
Issue number3
Early online dateNov 10 2023
DOIs
StateE-pub ahead of print - Nov 10 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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