Original scientific paper
Intensive care management of patients with left ventricular assist device
NATAŠA SOJČIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0002-0474-7780
; Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology and Cardiac Intensive Medicine University Hospital Dubrava Avenija Gojka Šuška 6 10000 Zagreb
STJEPAN BARIŠIN
; Faculty of Medicine, JJ Strossmayer University Osijek
Abstract
Mechanical circulatory support devices, especially left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) represent an important treatment modality for patients with end-stage heart failure (HF). In a 1-year period (from January to December 2017) in our intensive care unit (ICU) we had a total of 8 patients with LVAD implantation. LVADs are devices with unique physiology which restore tissue circulation by increasing blood supply, nevertheless, they can be challenging to manage and are associated with significant complications.
Keywords
Critical Care; Heart-Assist Devices; Heart Failure; Hemodynamics; Hemodynamic Monitoring; Cardiac surgery; Postoperative Complications
Hrčak ID:
195337
URI
Publication date:
1.3.2018.
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