Opioid Use in LVAD Patients is Associated with Increased GI Bleed and Sepsis

Post-operative pain following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is commonly managed with opioid analgesics. However, the impact of this particular therapy is unknown. The aim of this study was to compare outcomes of LVAD patients who received opioid therapy and those who did not.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 16, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: P. Combs, T. Imamura, C. Stonebraker, H.M. Bullard, P. Simone, C. LaBuhn, B. Chung, T. Ota, D. Onsager, T. Song, T. Lammy, G. Kim, B. Smith, S. Kalantari, A. Nguyen, J. Raikhelkar, N. Sarswat, G. Sayer, V. Jeevanandam, N. Uriel Tags: 942 Source Type: research