Author’s Accepted Manuscript Factors Related to the Severity of Early Postoperative Infection after Heart Transplantation in Patients Surviving Prolonged Mechanical Support Periods: Experience at a Single University Ryuichiro Abe, Sho C. Shibata, Shunsuke Saito, Yasumasa Tsukamoto, Koichi Toda, Akinori Uchiyama, Yasushi Sakata, Yoshiki Sawa, Kazunori Tomono, Yuji Fujino PII: S1053-0770(17)30649-3 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2017.07.004 Reference: YJCAN4235 To appear in: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Cite this article as: Ryuichiro Abe, Sho C. Shibata, Shunsuke Saito, Yasumasa Tsukamoto, Koichi Toda, Akinori Uchiyama, Yasushi Sakata, Yoshiki Sawa, Kazunori Tomono and Yuji Fujino, Factors Related to the Severity of Early Postoperative Infection after Heart Transplantation in Patients Surviving Prolonged Mechanical Support Periods: Experience at a Single University, Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2017.07.004 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. www.elsevier.com/locate/buildenv