Anesthetic management of a patient with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a case report

Abstract Background As patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) have long expected survival, the incidence of noncardiac surgery in this patient population is increasing. Here, we present the anesthetic management of a patient with a continuous-flow LVAD who underwent video-assisted thora...

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Main Authors: Shihoko Iwata, Sumire Yokokawa, Mihoshi Sato, Makoto Ozaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-020-0933-1