Infection epidemiology, preventive measures and principles of best practices involving the skin and dressing of patients with a ventricular assist device: A scoping review.

Background: Specific knowledge of several domains for managing care in the driveline externalization area may be necessary for the broader application of left ventricular assist devices.

Objectives: This study aimed to map the recommendations for adult patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation.

Design: This scoping review, is being registered in the Open Science Framework under DOI https://doi.