June 12, 2019

Ventricular Assist Device Management In The ICU

In this episode of Critical Matters, we explore the role of the intensivist in the management of patients with ventricular assist devices. Our guest is Dr. John Greenwood, a practicing intensivist who splits his clinical time between the Cardiac & Vascular ICU and the ED-ICU at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Additional Resources:

Summary of information presented during the episode kindly provided by Dr. John Greenwood: https://bit.ly/2MJdfSa
HeartWare Waveforms App for iPad: https://apple.co/2NpyQEr

Articles Mentioned In This Episode:

Pratt AK, Shah NS, Boyce SW. Left ventricular assist device management in the ICU. Crit Care Med. 2014;42(1):158-68: https://bit.ly/2MKr3M6
Sen A, Larson JS, Kashani KB, et al. Mechanical circulatory assist devices: a primer for critical care and emergency physicians. Crit Care. 2016;20(1):153: https://bit.ly/2NoreC4