Abdominal Surgery in Patients with a Ventricular Assist Device: A Single Center Experience in Israel.

CONCLUSIONS: It is safe to perform elective abdominal procedures for LVAD-supported patients. The prognosis of these patients undergoing emergency surgery is poor and has high mortality and morbidity rates. PMID: 32558443 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Isr Med Assoc J Source Type: research