Omentoplasty for ventricular assist device infections: Encouraging outcomes

This report, comprising the most extensive such experience to date, indicates that combining surgical Omentoplasty (OMP) with incision and debridement (I&D) plus antibiotic (AB) treatment is remarkably effective for suppressing deep LVAD infections, improving survival and decreasing infection-related readmissions. Filling the open space around an implanted LVAD with highly vascularized omentum, as a living tissue with anti-infective properties, appears to be effective for improving outcomes with LVAD infections.