[Patients with implanted ventricular assist devices : Challenge for emergency medicine]

Autor:	M, Bunz, C, Kerscher, M, Foltan, L, Rupprecht, B M, Graf, Y A, Zausig
Jazyk:	němčina
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Emergency Medical Services Transportation of Patients Emergency Medicine Humans Arrhythmias Cardiac Heart-Assist Devices Algorithms Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Zdroj:	Der Anaesthesist. 64(5)
ISSN:	1432-055X
Popis:	Due to a huge increase in the implantation of ventricular assist devices (VAD) over the last few years and the enormous technical advances in functional safety, a growing number of patients with VAD are discharged from hospital, who are still considered to be severely ill. This results in an increased probability of these patients interacting with emergency services where personnel are unaware of the presence of a VAD, creating anxiety and uncertainty regarding how to treat these patients. This article presents an overview of the most common problems and pitfalls regarding VADs. It also presents an algorithm for dealing with emergencies involving these patients including the diagnostics, treatment and primary transport.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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