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On-Site Implantation of a Ventricular Assist Device to Facilitate Aeromedical Transport
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Publication |
Aerospace Medical Association: Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, Volume 85, Number 7, July 2014, pp.755-757(3) |
| Summary | The case report details the transportation of cardiovascular experts from Florida to Panama to implant a left ventricular assist device in a patient suffering from cardiogenic shock. The report details the mechanical/pharmacological support that stabilises the patient for air transportation back to the US. It overall draws on both the challenges and logistics involved with the planning, resuscitation and aeromedical transport. |
| International SOS author(s) / contributor(s) | Dr Robert Quigley |
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