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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1556-1557
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

How To Do It

Bedside Right Ventricular Assist Device Removal in the Conscious Patient

William E. Cohn, MD*, Igor D. Gregoric, MD, Saverio La Francesca, MD, O.H. Frazier, MD

Department of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas

Accepted for publication June 14, 2005.

* Address correspondence to Dr Cohn, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, PO Box 20345, MC 3-114A, Houston, TX 77225-0345 (Email: wcohn{at}heart.thi.tmc.edu).

A technique is described for simple bedside removal of a right ventricular assist device system from a conscious patient. This technique allows weaning from the support of the right ventricular assist device without the confounding hemodynamic challenges of positive pressure ventilation and sternal closure.




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