title: Con: Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologists Are Not Necessary for the Management of Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH. Electronic address: Sujatha.Bhandary@osumc.edu.
authors.forename: Sujatha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhandary
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D000072080:Anesthesiologists; D006333:Heart Failure; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care
keywords: cardiac anesthesiologist; general anesthesiologist; left ventricular assist device (LVAD); non-cardiac surgery