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Case Reports
. 2023 Jun 30;53(2):147-150.
doi: 10.28920/dhm53.2.147-150.

Successful hyperbaric oxygen treatment of a patient with a HeartMate III left ventricular assist device

Arun Ilancheran  1   2   3 , Ian Millar  1   2 , Theo Tsouras  1
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Case Reports

Successful hyperbaric oxygen treatment of a patient with a HeartMate III left ventricular assist device

Arun Ilancheran et al. Diving Hyperb Med. .

Abstract

A 53-year-old woman with a HeartMate III left ventricular assist device (LVAD) was successfully treated under hyperbaric conditions for haemorrhagic cystitis. The HeartMate III LVAD inserted in this patient had not previously been tested or certified for use under hyperbaric conditions. To our knowledge this is the first report of the HeartMate III LVAD being used to support a patient undergoing hyperbaric treatment. The overview detailed here of the safety and technical aspects of managing this patient for hyperbaric treatment was possible due to the collaboration of a multi-disciplinary team. We believe that our experience has demonstrated a pathway to safe hyperbaric treatment of patients dependent upon a HeartMate III LVAD.

Keywords: Bioengineering; Case report; Haemorrhagic cystitis; LVAD.

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Conflict of interest and funding: nil

Figures

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Figure 1
Lithium ion battery of the LVAD controller
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Figure 2
Hyperbaric modified LVAD controller
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Figure 3
LVAD controller circuit board with minimum components
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Figure 4
Schematic of patient and hyperbaric modified controller in chamber with components present external to chamber
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