Critical Care Management of Surgical Patients with Heart Failure or Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Brief Overview.

Mohsin A Zaidi, Carl R Christenson

The Surgical clinics of North America 2022 Feb

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Patients with heart failure, including those with implanted left ventricular assist devices, continue to increase in number. When they require noncardiac surgery, cardiac critical care expertise may not be immediately available to assist. This review serves to provide surgeons and surgical intensivists with a brief overview of the management of this patient population and common clinical scenarios and complications. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Mohsin A Zaidi, Carl R Christenson. Critical Care Management of Surgical Patients with Heart Failure or Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Brief Overview. The Surgical clinics of North America. 2022 Feb;102(1):85-104