Mechanical Circulatory Support — Ambulatory and Community Patient Care
Publication Date: May 30, 2017
Key Points
Key Points
- Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) offers a surgical option for advanced heart failure when optimal medical therapy is inadequate.
- MCS therapy improves prognosis, functional status, and quality of life.
- Ambulatory patients with MCS can span the entire age spectrum from pediatrics to geriatrics.
- Because patients with MCS are becoming increasingly mobile, basic knowledge of equipment is necessary for personnel in public areas such as schools, public transportation, and airplanes/airports.
Diagnosis
Diagnos...
...nt EvaluationThe primary MCS team should...
.... Recommended Diagnostics for Asses...
...e 2. Stroke in Patients With a VADHavin...
...3. Causes of VAD AlarmsHaving trouble vi...
...ionDevice parameters such as power, spe...
...al ParametersHaving trouble viewin...
...able 5. Indications and Contraindications to Du...
Treatment
...eatment...
...ic Medical Management The percutaneous lead sho...
...ent to Be Transported With Patient Implanting...
...and End of LifeIf psychiatric disab...
...and End of Life If psychiatric disability is...