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Name Konomi Togo
Belonging department Medical Engineering Course,Department of Medical Course,Faculty of Health and Medical Science
Occupation name Associate Professor
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Title 

Care for Exit-Site Infections in Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices such as Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs), ECMO, and PCPS

					

					

						

							

								

									
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Date of Issue 

									
								

							

						

						
201709

					

					

						

							

								

									
Conference Presentation(name) 

									
								

							

						

						
The 55th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs (Chiyoda, Tokyo, Hosei University)

					

					

						

							

								

									
Summary 

									
								

							

						

						
In mechanical circulatory support devices such as ventricular assist devices (VADs), ECMO, and PCPS, cannulas and driveline components penetrate the skin, making infections more likely. This is due to the "downgrowth" phenomenon, where the skin around the device insertion site retracts and moves downward towards the subcutaneous tissue as a foreign body reaction. We explained this phenomenon and discussed the usefulness of "skin buttons" as a countermeasure in our presentation.