Demir Aslı, Karadeniz Ümit, Aydınlı Bahar, Taş Murat, Erdemli Özcan
Department of Anaesthesiology, Turkey Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim. 2013 Dec;41(6):223-5. doi: 10.5152/TJAR.2013.42. Epub 2013 May 23.
A ventricular assist device (VAD) is a mechanical pump used to support heart function and blood flow in patients with poor heart functions. For selected patients who are too ill to wait for a heart transplant or are not eligible for a heart transplant because of age or other medical problems, ventricular assist devices offer life-saving therapy. This device has also become a life-saving approach for patients with acute viral myocarditis. Following the acute illness phase, when heart function has improved, the VAD is carefully removed. It is very important to continuously monitor myocardial functions during this period. In this paper, we present a patient who underwent cardiac output and transesophageal echocardiography monitoring during VAD removal.
心室辅助装置(VAD)是一种机械泵,用于支持心脏功能不佳患者的心脏功能和血流。对于因病情过重无法等待心脏移植或因年龄或其他医疗问题而不符合心脏移植条件的特定患者,心室辅助装置提供了挽救生命的治疗方法。该装置也已成为急性病毒性心肌炎患者的一种挽救生命的方法。在急性疾病阶段过后,当心脏功能有所改善时,会小心移除VAD。在此期间持续监测心肌功能非常重要。在本文中,我们介绍了一名在移除VAD期间接受心输出量和经食管超声心动图监测的患者。