Anaesthesia for children with left ventricular assist devices undergoing non-cardiac surgery
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Ventricular assist devices and non-cardiac surgery
The use of ventricular assist devices has expanded significantly since their approval by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States in 1994. In addition to this, the prevalence of heart failure continues to increase. We aim to provide an overview of perioperative considerations and management of these patients for non-cardiac surgery. We performed a Medline search for the words "vent...
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عنوان ژورنال: BJA Education
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2058-5349
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjae.2018.09.002