title: Percutaneously implanted left ventricular assist device: establishing a program from implant to intensive care unit.
abstract: Cardiogenic shock is a critical disease process that claims lives every year. A new device on the market allows 2.5 L of cardiac output through the heart to assist in patient stabilization while attempting treatment options such as percutaneous coronary intervention to open closed coronary arteries.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Jesse Brown Veteran's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Dettespeis@aol.com
authors.forename: Bernadette S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Speiser
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*