Management of general surgical problems in patients with left ventricular assist devices

American Surgeon

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 158-161

  Eckhauser, Aaron E ^a,b   Melvin, W V ^a   Sharp, K W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEPARIN; VANCOMYCIN; WARFARIN;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; ILEOSTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGERY;

AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 33645311580     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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