An Emergency Medicine–focused Summary of the HFSA/SAEM/ISHLT Clinical Consensus Document on the Emergency Management of Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices

Autor: Sean Pinney, Ersilia M. DeFilippis, Brian Hiestand, Michael M. Givertz, Jennifer L. Martindale, Keyur B. Shah, Eman Hamad, Mark R. Bonnell, Monica Colvin, Chad E. Darling, Juliane Vierecke, Tonya Elliott
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Academic Emergency Medicine. 27:618-629
ISSN: 1553-2712
1069-6563
DOI: 10.1111/acem.13964
Popis: Mechanical circulatory support is increasingly used as a long-term treatment option for patients with end-stage heart failure. Patients with implanted ventricular assist devices are at high risk for a range of diverse medical urgencies and emergencies. Given the increasing prevalence of mechanical circulatory support devices, this expert clinical consensus document seeks to help inform emergency medicine and prehospital providers regarding the approach to acute medical and surgical conditions encountered in these complex patients.
Databáze: OpenAIRE