Destination therapy: Safety and feasibility of national and international travel

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 172-176

  Coyle, Laura A ^a   Martin, Michele M ^a   Kurien, Sudha ^a   Graham, Joel D ^a   Gallagher, Colleen ^a   Silver, Marc A ^a   Slaughter, Mark S ^a,b  

^a ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Cardiac Surgery Clinical Research Center Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DEHYDRATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

CLINICAL MANAGEMENT; DESTINATION THERAPY (DT); VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; AIRCRAFT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DESTINATION THERAPY; DEVICE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TRAVEL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; TRAVEL;

EID: 41349087145     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e318167316d     Document Type: Article

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