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

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...

Source: BMC Anesthesiology - January 20, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Shihoko Iwata, Sumire Yokokawa, Mihoshi Sato and Makoto Ozaki Tags: Case report Source Type: research