Christian Kuehn

Thrombus formation in a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device.

Implantation of a left ventricular assist device in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome.

HeartMate II implantation in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II.

Economic aspects of deep sternal wound infections.

Economic implications of infections of implantable cardiac devices in a single institution.

Cardiac surgery late after heart transplantation: a safe and effective treatment option.

Prevention of early vascular graft infection using regional antibiotic release.

Surgical site infections--economic consequences for the health care system.

Vascular complications in patients undergoing femoral cannulation for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.

Graft-protective effects of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor pravastatin after lung transplantation--a propensity score analysis with 23 years of follow-up.

Evaluation of commercial universal rRNA gene PCR plus sequencing tests for identification of bacteria and fungi associated with infectious endocarditis.

Antibiotic pretreatment of heart valve prostheses to prevent early prosthetic valve endocarditis.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in awake patients as bridge to lung transplantation.

Lung transplantation on cardiopulmonary support: venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation outperformed cardiopulmonary bypass.

The role of cohabitant unusual bacterial species in infection of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIED).

Microbial adhesion on membrane oxygenators in patients requiring extracorporeal life support detected by a universal rDNA PCR test.

Prevention of pacemaker infections with perioperative antimicrobial treatment: an in vitro study.

In vitro comparison of biological and synthetic materials for skeletal chest wall reconstruction.

Antibiotic therapy following polymerase chain reaction diagnosis of infective endocarditis: a single centre experience.

Veno-veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure with severe haemodynamic impairment: technique and early outcomes.

Resistance to infection of long-term cryopreserved human aortic valve allografts.

ICU Care Before and After Lung Transplantation.

Successful use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during induction chemotherapy in a patient with mediastinal tumor mass of a T lymphoblastic lymphoma.

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Mid-term results of bilateral lung transplant with postoperatively extended intraoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe pulmonary hypertension.

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In-vitro evaluation of limitations and possibilities for the future use of intracorporeal gas exchangers placed in the upper lobe position.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation may not impact overall mortality risk after transplantation: results from a 7-year single-centre experience.

Preemptive treatment of early donor-specific antibodies with IgA- and IgM-enriched intravenous human immunoglobulins in lung transplantation.

The liver-first approach for combined lung and liver transplantation.

Minimally invasive surgery improves outcome of left ventricular assist device surgery in cardiogenic shock.