Anesthesia for left ventricular assist device insertion: A case series and review

Ochsner Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-77

  Broussard, David ^a   Donaldson, Emilie ^a   Falterman, Jason ^a   Bates, Michael ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Heart failure; Left ventricular assist device; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EXTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953324772     PISSN: 15245012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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