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Review
. 2016 Oct;19(Supplement):S19-S20.
doi: 10.4103/0971-9784.192604.

Perioperative management of left ventricular assist devices

O P Sanjay  1
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Review

Perioperative management of left ventricular assist devices

O P Sanjay. Ann Card Anaesth. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

The use of mechanical circulatory support for patients with severe heart failure is on the rist. The poeoperative, intraoperative and postoperative challenges the anaesthesiologists skills. These are discussed in this review.

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