An Emergency-Medicine Focused Summary of the HFSA/SAEM/ISHLT Clinical Consensus Document on the Emergency Management of Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices.

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Citation: Academic Emergency Medicine. 27(7):618-629, 2020 07.PMID: 32176420Institution: MedStar Heart & Vascular InstituteForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Emergency Medicine/ed [Education] | *Heart Failure/th [Therapy] | *Heart-Assist Devices/ae [Adverse Effects] | Consensus | Emergency Medicine/st [Standards] | HumansYear: 2020Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 1997 - present, Available in print through MWHC library:2005-2007ISSN:
  • 1069-6563
Name of journal: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency MedicineAbstract: 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. Copyright This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.All authors: Bonnell M, Colvin M, Darling CE, DeFilippis EM, Elliott Rn T, Givertz MM, Hamad E, Hiestand BC, Martindale JL, Msn, Pinney SP, Shah KB, Vierecke JOriginally published: Academic Emergency Medicine. 2020 Mar 16Fiscal year: FY2021Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2020-07-09
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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. Copyright This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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