Bowel obstruction due to retained intraperitoneal left ventricular assist device (LVAD) driveline

Bowel obstruction due to retained intraperitoneal left ventricular assist device (LVAD) driveline

Abstract Background Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) provide a lifesaving bridge to cardiac transplant. Utilization of these devices is increasing in the United States. When a patient undergoes cardiac transplant, the left ventricular device is surgically removed and the driveline is extracted...

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Main Authors: Daniel Miklin, Ivy Lewis, Howard Lieberman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Retained LVAD
Bowel obstruction
Cardiac transplant
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0738-1

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