First berlin heart EXCOR pediatric VAD interhospital transports of nonambulatory patients with the Ikus stationary driver

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 537-541

  Woolley, Joshua R ^a   Dady, Sarah ^b   Spinnato, Jerome ^b   Sanchez De Toledo, Joan ^b   Miller, Emily ^b   Morelli, Brian ^b   Winowich, Stephen ^a,c   Wearden, Peter D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Division of Vital Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL CENTER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT POPULATION; PEDIATRIC PATIENTS; POWER SUPPLY; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

HEART; PEDIATRICS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

AMIODARONE; DOPAMINE; MILRINONE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; TROPOMYOSIN;

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD SAFETY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GERMANY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERHOSPITAL COOPERATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POWER SUPPLY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84883611170     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: 1538943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e31829e66d7     Document Type: Article

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