Perioperative management of a patient with a nonpulsatile left ventricular-assist device presenting for noncardiac surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 820-823

  Oleyar, Michael ^a   Stone, Marc ^a   Neustein, Steven M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthesia; centrifugal pump; continuous flow; left ventricular assist device; noncardiac surgery; nonpulsatile; VentrAssist

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; CEFAZOLIN; ETIRACETAM; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; HEPARIN; HYDROMORPHONE; INSULIN; MIDAZOLAM; NOVEL ERYTHROPOIESIS STIMULATING PROTEIN; QUETIAPINE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECUBITUS; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77957717973     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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