Discharge outcomes in patients with paracorporeal biventricular assist devices

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 894-900

  Thomas, Sunu S ^a   Smallwood, Jennifer ^a   Smith, Colleen M ^a   Griffin, Leslie M ^a   Shekar, Prem ^a   Chen, Frederick Y ^a   Couper, Gregory S ^a   Givertz, Michael M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; UREA;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEATH; DIPLOPIA; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; EXPLANT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART ARREST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION TIME; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEMATOCRIT; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MEDICAL DEVICE MALFUNCTION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NONISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT DURATION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; VIRUS INFECTION;

FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896727034     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.019     Document Type: Article

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