VeraFlo Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Household Bleach for Refractory Driveline Infection in a Patient with Left Ventricular Assist Device

Driveline infections and sepsis are amongst the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in a patient with a left ventricular assist device. In this case, we present a patient with a multi drug resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa driveline exit site infection. Initially, it was treated with dual antibiotics, followed by surgical debridement utilizing Dakin’s solution irrigation and standard negative pressure wound therapy. Wound healing was minimal determined by poor granulation appearance, unchanged size from surgical debridement, purulent drainage, and the wound base remained colonized with multi drug resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa. A novel treatment of VeraFlo negative pressure wound therapy in conjunction with indwelling Dakin’s solution into the wound base was introduced. This treatment resulted in improved granulation appearance, decreased drainage, decreasing in wound size, with positive changes noticeable in 7 days. We suggest that the use of VeraFlo negative pressure wound therapy may be used for treatment for cumbersome driveline infections.