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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2024

Postoperative care of 14 patients with left ventricular assist devices: a case series.

Shenmin Wan, Yihong Chen, Xia Yuan, Ying Lin

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Shenmin WanNursing Department, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0009-0004-4832-444X
Yihong ChenNursing Department, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xia YuanNursing Department, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Ying LinNursing Department, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A left ventricular assist device is a mechanical device that is surgically implanted in the heart to partially or completely replace the function of the heart. Left ventricular assist devices are of vital importance in the treatment of patients with heart failure. There are different recommendations for the postoperative care of patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation in different countries, and no uniform standard has been developed. The first implantation of a left ventricular assist device in Eastern China was performed in February 2021; since that date, 14 patients underwent implantation until February 2023. This report describes the postoperative care of these 14 patients with end-stage heart failure who underwent left ventricular assist device placement, all of whom were discharged with a good prognosis.

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Heart-Assist DevicesHeart FailureChinaHeart VentriclesHumansPostoperative CareRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcomecase reportEastern Chinaheart failureLeft ventricular assist devicepostoperative careprognosis

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PMID38318647
PMCPMC10846282

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