The anesthetic experience of implantable left ventricular assist device insertion: a case report

Because of insufficient number of donor hearts for cardiac transplantation, the use of implantable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been increasing as an alternative. During this procedure, the fundamental role of anesthesiologists would be to maintain stable hemodynamics. This report descr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kim, Gahyun, Kim, Young Wan, Lee, Jong-Hwan, Kim, Chung Su, Cho, Hyun-Sung, Lee, Sangmin Maria, Lee, Young-Tak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3927005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24567817
http://dx.doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2014.66.1.67
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Sumario:Because of insufficient number of donor hearts for cardiac transplantation, the use of implantable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been increasing as an alternative. During this procedure, the fundamental role of anesthesiologists would be to maintain stable hemodynamics. This report describes the anesthetic case of a 75-year-old man who underwent implantable LVAD placement as a destination therapy of his heart failure in Korea. The procedure and anesthesia were uneventful with transesophageal echocariographic guide. He moved to the ward on postoperative day 10 without fatal complication.

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