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Cardiologia Croatica, Vol. 16 No. 11-12, 2021.

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https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2021.347

Postoperative complications in patients with implemented mechanical circulation support

Kristina Pavlović orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-2185-6954 ; Klinička bolnica Dubrava, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Milka Grubišić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-2092-5396 ; Klinička bolnica Dubrava, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Dragana Jurčić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-2926-1258 ; Klinička bolnica Dubrava, Zagreb, Hrvatska

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Keywords

mechanical circulatory support; postoperative complications

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265038

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/265038

Publication date:

6.10.2021.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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Copyright: 2021, Croatian Cardiac Society

Date received: 07 September 2021

Date accepted: 14 September 2021

Publication date (print and electronic): October 2021

Volume: 16

Issue: 11-12

Page: 347

Publisher ID: CC 2021 16_11-12_347

DOI: 10.15836/ccar2021.347

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Subject: Cardiology and cardiovascular surgery

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Subject: Extended Abstract

KLJUČNE RIJEČI: :

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Keyword: mehanička cirkulacijska potpora

Keyword: postoperativne komplikacije

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Keyword: mechanical circulatory support

Keyword: postoperative complications

Postoperative complications in patients with implemented mechanical circulation support

Translated Title (hr): Postoperativne komplikacije bolesnika s implatiranom mehaničkom cirkulacijskom potporom

[https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2185-6954] Kristina Pavlović[*]

[https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2092-5396] Milka Grubišić

[https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2926-1258] Dragana Jurčić

 

Klinička bolnica Dubrava, Zagreb, Hrvatska

University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia

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Correspondence to: [*] Address for correspondence: Kristina Pavlović, Klinička bolnica Dubrava, Av. Gojka Šuška 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia. / Phone: +385-95-5785-243 / E-mail: kike.pavlovic90@gmail.com

Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) is an increasingly common form of heart failure (HF) treatment as the number of people with HF growing, and the fact that the number of heart donors is limited and unpredictable. (1) Also, a large number of patients with HF do not meet the strictly defined criteria for transplantation. The goal of mechanical circulatory support is to relieve the heart volume in failure and achieve satisfactory blood flow to peripheral organ systems.

Here, we will present the most common postoperative complications of patients with implanted mechanical circulatory support. Some of the most common complications include the thrombosis of the supporting circulatory device, stroke, bleeding, and infection of the driveline of the device. Mechanical support devices carry certain risks and complications. Complications are unavoidable in patients with implanted mechanical circulatory support, and although they cannot be completely removed, they can be significantly reduced through continuous education. The prevalence of complications increases as the use of the devices themselves expands, from short-term support to increasingly destination therapy or bridge to transplantation.

Nurses play an important role within the multidisciplinary team, especially in preparing patients for mechanical pump implantation, postoperative health care, prevention of possible complications, and patient education. Quality health care can prevent the occurrence of complications of treatment, and in the case of their development contribute to reducing the consequences.

LITERATURE

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Stretch R, Sauer CM, Yuh DD, Bonde P. National trends in the utilization of short-term mechanical circulatory support: incidence, outcomes, and cost analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 October 7;64(14):1407–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2014.07.958 PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25277608

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