Driveline dressings used in heartmate patients and local complications: A retrospective cohort

•There is a high variation in the dressings used in the driveline exit-site of patients using heartmate.•The frequency of change not being standardised.•Infection was the complication of the driveline with highest incidence density.•Possibility of standardizing the dressing with the use of chlorhexidine, absorbent foam impregnated with silver, transparent film, and anchoring devices.