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J Tehran Heart Cent · Jan 2020
Case ReportsAnesthetic Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device Exchange in a Patient with Intracranial Hemorrhage.
- Nevriye Salman, Sınan Sabit Kocabeyoğlu, Ülkü Sabuncu, Ümit Kervan, Mustafa Paç, and Ayşegül Özgök.
- Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, SBU Yüksek İhtisas Ankara Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
- J Tehran Heart Cent. 2020 Jan 1; 15 (1): 31-34.
AbstractThe gold standard treatment for end-stage heart failure is heart transplantation; however, the rate of transplantation remains inadequate because of the paucity of organ donation. The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has been used as a bridge therapy before transplantation. The LVAD is being used increasingly because it reduces mortality despite the accompanying morbidities. Therefore, the anesthetic management of LVAD-related morbidities is important and requires experience and knowledge. Herein, we describe a 60-year-old male patient with an LVAD with complaints of right hemiparesis, dysphasia, and facial paralysis. We aim to present the anesthetic management of a patient with intracranial hemorrhage who underwent LVAD exchange due to thrombosis.Copyright © 2015 Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
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