Reedy J E
Dept. of Surgery, Saint Louis University Hospital, MO 63110-0250.
Heart Lung. 1993 Jan-Feb;22(1):71-6.
Ventricular assist device (VAD) support has traditionally been associated with critically ill patients. Indeed, a VAD is inserted as the last hope for patients with cardiogenic shock who are unresponsive to conventional therapy. However, many patients bridged to potential cardiac transplantation are no longer critically ill after hemodynamic stabilization is achieved with VAD support. The focus of this article is to provide guidelines established for the transfer and provision of quality nursing care for patients with a VAD on a general cardiothoracic nursing floor.
心室辅助装置（VAD）支持传统上一直与危重病患者相关。实际上，VAD是作为对传统治疗无反应的心源性休克患者的最后希望而植入的。然而，许多通过VAD支持实现血流动力学稳定后过渡到潜在心脏移植的患者不再处于危重病状态。本文的重点是提供为在普通心胸护理病房中为使用VAD的患者进行转运和提供优质护理而制定的指南。
