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Heater–cooler units: contamination of crucial devices in cardiothoracic surgery

Journal of Hospital Infection, 2016
Several cases of Mycobacterium chimaera infection have recently been reported in cardiosurgical patients. So-called heater-cooler units (HCUs) used in cardiosurgical procedures are suspected to be the reservoir for pathogen growth and dissemination.To assess the contamination status of HCUs at our facility.Air sampling for mycobacteria was conducted at
Dirk Wagner, W Ebner
exaly   +5 more sources

Response to Alert on Possible Infections with Mycobacterium chimaera From Contaminated Heater-Cooler Devices in Hospitals Participating in the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP)

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2018
Canadian hospitals were made aware of the risk of Mycobacterium chimaera infection associated with heater-cooler units (HCUs) through alerts issued by the US food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...
D. Mertz, J. Macri, Susy S. Hota, K. Amaratunga, Ian Davis, L. Johnston, Bonita E. Lee, L. Pelude, M. Science, Stephanie Smith, A. Wong   +10 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Successful termination of an outbreak of Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with contaminated heater-cooler devices

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2020
The global outbreak of invasive Mycobacterium chimaera infections associated with heater-cooler devices (HCDs) presented several important and unique challenges.
A. Marra, D. Diekema, M. Edmond
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Healthcare-Associated Mycobacterium chimaera Infection Subsequent to Heater-Cooler Device Exposure During Cardiac Surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 2017
A SERIES of reports in the United States and Europe have linked Mycobacterium chimaera infections to contaminated heater-cooler devices used during cardiac surgery. Heater-cooler devices commonly are used for cardiopulmonary bypass during cardiac surgery. M.
Andrew Goldberg
exaly   +4 more sources

Simulated use of the Water Circuit Disinfection Device on a Mycobacterium chimaera-contaminated LivaNova 3T Heater Cooler Device - results of mycobacterial and bacterial surveillance: Abbreviated title: WCDD on M. chimaera-contaminated HCD.

Journal of Hospital Infection
BACKGROUND Mycobacterium chimaera-contaminated heater-cooler devices (HCD) have been associated with mycobacterial infections after cardiac surgery. Infectious aerosols originating from contaminated water within the HCD, that are generated during the ...
C. Reiber, T. Aigner, B. Chakrakodi, M. Dunic, S. Ernst, M. Pfister, A. Klapproth, K. van Tilburg, F. Imkamp, B. Schulthess, P. Sander, S. Brugger, H. Rodriguez, O. Dzemali, W. Zingg, P. W. Schreiber   +15 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Nosocomial nontuberculous mycobacteria infections associated with heater-cooler devices. [PDF]

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2017
J. Gilbert
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Emergence of Mycobacterium gordonae in heater cooler units: a five-year prospective surveillance on devices frequently subjected to chloramine-T booster disinfection.

Journal of Hospital Infection
BACKGROUND Worldwide, the detection of Mycobacterium chimaera in LivaNova heater-cooler units (HCUs) has led to their replacement with other HCUs, although non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been reported also for HCUs produced by other ...
S. Ditommaso, J. Garlasco, G. Memoli, A. Curtoni, A. Bondi, A. Ceccarelli, M. Giacomuzzi   +6 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Mycobacterium chimaera-contaminated heater-cooler devices: the inner surface as the missing link?

Journal of Hospital Infection, 2018
V. Cheng, S. Wong, J. H. K. Chen, S. Wong, K. Yuen   +4 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Microbiological problems and biofilms associated with Mycobacterium chimaera in heater–cooler units used for cardiopulmonary bypass [PDF]

Journal of Hospital Infection, 2017
Summary The role of heater cooler units (HCUs) in the transmission of Mycobacterium chimaera during open heart surgery has been recognised since 2013. Subsequent investigations uncovered a remarkable global outbreak reflecting the wide distribution of ...
Ginny Moore, Samuel Collins, M I Garvey   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Temperature Outcomes without heater cooler units in adult patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A retrospective cohort study

Perfusion, 2023
Introduction Heater-cooler units (HCUs) are frequently incorporated into extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuits to help maintain patient normothermia. However, these devices may be associated with increased cost and infection risk.
Marguerite M. Hoyler, Joydeep Baidya, Brady Rippon, W. Debois, Ankur Srivastava, E. Iannacone, Natalia I. Girardi   +6 more
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