LVAD types - aldmd
LVAD types - aldmd
LVAD types - aldmd
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Regular management<br />
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Wound Care<br />
Percutaneous lead exit site care is vital to patient’s<br />
outcome<br />
• Belt to be worn within 24 hours post-op<br />
• Dry dressing – allow wound to breathe<br />
• eg Gauze, Primapore, Telfa Island<br />
• Do not use an occlusive dressing<br />
• eg Tegaderm, Opsite<br />
• No showering until the exit site is completely healed, usually 3-<br />
4 weeks<br />
• Restrict showering to once per week thereafter<br />
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Caution: Investigational device - this device is limited by law to investigational use only in the US, Australia and NZ (under Federal Law in the US)<br />
Dressing the exit site<br />
• Meticulous sterile technique – wear masks, 3 min hand scrub<br />
• Protocol:<br />
%Week 1: change dressing twice per day<br />
%Week 2: change dressing daily<br />
%Week 3-4: if drains out + wound clean and dry, change dressing<br />
3 x per week<br />
%Change dressing weekly thereafter if no drainage or sign of<br />
infection<br />
• If ANY sign of infection (redness, increased drainage, patient<br />
pulls or moves drives line) administer antibiotics and increase<br />
dressing changes to three daily for one week then reassess<br />
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