Anesthesia for Ventricular Assist Device Placement in Pediatric Patients: Experience From a Single Center
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: Nüzhet Seden KOCABAŞ, FATMA ZEKİYE AŞKAR, Tahir YAĞDI, Çağatay ENGİN, Mustafa ÖZBARAN
Transplantation Proceedings, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2013, vol 45, pp 1009-1012
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.02.068
Summary
Background. The use of a ventricular assist device (VAD) as a bridge to heart transplantation in the pediatric population has evolved over the past decades This article presents our institution's clinical experience in the anesthetic management of pediatric patients with end-stage heart failure who underwent implantation of a VAD between June 2009 and August 2012.