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Approach to Complications of Ventricular Assist Devices: A Clinical Review for the Emergency Provider.

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Citation: Journal of Emergency Medicine. 56(6):611-623, 2019 Jun.PMID: 31003823Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Emergency MedicineForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Emergency Medicine/mt [Methods] | *Heart-Assist Devices/td [Trends] | Emergency Medicine/ed [Education] | Emergency Service, Hospital/og [Organization & Administration] | Emergency Service, Hospital/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Equipment Failure | Heart Failure/co [Complications] | Heart Failure/su [Surgery] | Humans | Postoperative Complications/ep [Epidemiology] | Prevalence | Thrombosis/di [Diagnosis] | Thrombosis/pp [Physiopathology]Year: 2019 Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present, Available in print through MWHC library:1999-2007ISSN:

0736-4679

Name of journal: The Journal of emergency medicineAbstract: BACKGROUND: Heart failure is a major public health problem in the United States. Increasingly, patients with advanced heart failure that fail medical therapy are being treated with implanted ventricular assist devices (VADs).CONCLUSIONS: The cornerstone of managing the unstable VAD patient is rapid initiation of high-quality supportive care and recognition of device-related complications, as well as the identification and use of specialist VAD teams and other resources for support. Emergency physicians must understand VADs so that they may optimally manage these complex patients.Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.DISCUSSION: With a prevalence of >5.8 million individuals and >550,000 new cases diagnosed each year, heart failure is a major public health problem in the United States. Increasingly, patients with advanced heart failure that fail medical therapy are being treated with implanted VADs. As the prevalence of patients with VADs continues to grow, they will sporadically present to the emergency department, regardless of whether the facility is a designated VAD center. As a result, all emergency physicians must be familiar with the basic principles of VAD function, as well as the diagnosis and initial management of VAD-related complications. In this review, we address these topics, with a focus on contemporary third-generation continuous flow VADs. This review will help supplement the critical care skills of emergency physicians in managing this complex patient population.OBJECTIVE: This review provides an evidence-based summary of the current data for the evaluation and management of implanted VAD complications in an emergency department context.All authors: Mazer-Amirshahi M, Perim D, Pourmand A, Trvalik AOriginally published: Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2019 Apr 16Fiscal year: FY2019Digital Object Identifier:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.03.012

Date added to catalog: 2019-05-21

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Journal Article	MedStar Authors Catalog	Article	31003823	Available		31003823

Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present, Available in print through MWHC library:1999-2007

BACKGROUND: Heart failure is a major public health problem in the United States. Increasingly, patients with advanced heart failure that fail medical therapy are being treated with implanted ventricular assist devices (VADs).

CONCLUSIONS: The cornerstone of managing the unstable VAD patient is rapid initiation of high-quality supportive care and recognition of device-related complications, as well as the identification and use of specialist VAD teams and other resources for support. Emergency physicians must understand VADs so that they may optimally manage these complex patients.

DISCUSSION: With a prevalence of >5.8 million individuals and >550,000 new cases diagnosed each year, heart failure is a major public health problem in the United States. Increasingly, patients with advanced heart failure that fail medical therapy are being treated with implanted VADs. As the prevalence of patients with VADs continues to grow, they will sporadically present to the emergency department, regardless of whether the facility is a designated VAD center. As a result, all emergency physicians must be familiar with the basic principles of VAD function, as well as the diagnosis and initial management of VAD-related complications. In this review, we address these topics, with a focus on contemporary third-generation continuous flow VADs. This review will help supplement the critical care skills of emergency physicians in managing this complex patient population.

OBJECTIVE: This review provides an evidence-based summary of the current data for the evaluation and management of implanted VAD complications in an emergency department context.

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