title: Pro: Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologists Should Provide Anesthetic Care for Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
authors.forename: Nicoleta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stoicea
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
authors.forename: Fabrizzio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sacchet-Cardozo
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sipes
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Electronic address: Michael.Essandoh@osumc.edu.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Essandoh
keywords: cardiothoracic anesthesiologists; left ventricular assist device; left ventricular assist device parameters; noncardiac surgery