Compassionate deactivation of ventricular assist devices in pediatric patients

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 564-567

  Hollander, Seth A ^a   Axelrod, David M ^a   Bernstein, Daniel ^a   Cohen, Harvey J ^a   Sourkes, Barbara ^a   Reddy, Sushma ^a   Magnus, David ^b   Rosenthal, David N ^a   Kaufman, Beth D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

mechanical support; palliative care; pediatrics; quality of life; ventricular assist

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTICLE; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; BIVENTRICULAR HEART FAILURE; CACHEXIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONSULTATION; DECOMPRESSION; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPLANTATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; ORTHOTOPIC HEART TRANSPLANTATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCHOOL CHILD; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84968807212     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.03.020     Document Type: Editorial

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