Characteristics and outcomes of patients bridged to cardiac transplantation on centrifugal ventricular assist devices: A case series of the early experience of one Canadian transplant centre

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 173-181

  Scherr, Kimberly ^a   Jensen, Louise ^b   Koshal, Arvind ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bridge to transplant; Cardiac transplantation; Centrifugal VADs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALBERTA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 3242776953     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2004.03.002     Document Type: Review

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