F E Blum1. 1. Department of Internal Medicine, Weiss Memorial Hospital, affiliate of the University of Illinois, 4646 North Marine Drive, 60640, Chicago, IL, USA, franziskae.blum@gmail.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The implantation of a ventricular assist device (VAD) is more frequently used as destination therapy of end-stage heart failure compared to the use of the device as bridge-to-transplantation, this results in an increasing number of noncardiac surgical procedures for patients implanted with a VAD. OBJECTIVE: For these procedures, the anesthesia provider faces various device-related complications, such as an increased risk for bleeding complications, thromboembolism, hypotension, infections, mechanical device limitations, and right heart failure. Anesthesia care is challenging in this high-risk patient population and has significant implications on patient outcome. CONCLUSION: More research is needed to determine specific guidelines for the anesthesiological management of VAD patients undergoing noncardiac surgical procedures. In this manuscript, device-related perioperative complications and concepts of anesthesia care for noncardiac procedures in patients implanted with a VAD are briefly reviewed.
BACKGROUND: The implantation of a ventricular assist device (VAD) is more frequently used as destination therapy of end-stage heart failure compared to the use of the device as bridge-to-transplantation, this results in an increasing number of noncardiac surgical procedures for patients implanted with a VAD. OBJECTIVE: For these procedures, the anesthesia provider faces various device-related complications, such as an increased risk for bleeding complications, thromboembolism, hypotension, infections, mechanical device limitations, and right heart failure. Anesthesia care is challenging in this high-risk patient population and has significant implications on patient outcome. CONCLUSION: More research is needed to determine specific guidelines for the anesthesiological management of VAD patients undergoing noncardiac surgical procedures. In this manuscript, device-related perioperative complications and concepts of anesthesia care for noncardiac procedures in patients implanted with a VAD are briefly reviewed.
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