title: Ventricular assist devices: from bridge to transplantation to bridge to organ donation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Udine, Udine. Electronic address: martinez.blanca@aoud.sanita.fvg.it.
authors.forename: Blanca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martinez-Lopez de Arroyabe
authors.affiliation: Friuli-Venezia-Giulia Regional Transplant Coordination Center, Udine.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peressutti
authors.affiliation: General, HBP, and Transplantation Surgery Unit, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan.
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Carlis
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Udine, Udine.
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muzzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ranucci
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: Ugolino
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Livi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001926:Brain Death; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D020199:Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000601:surgery; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D014019:Tissue Donors
keywords: VAD; abdominal solid organ transplantation; brain death declaration; heart transplantation; ventricular assist device