Abdominal only CPR during cardiac arrest for a patient with an LVAD during resternotomy: A case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>We present a case in which a patient with a previous sternotomy and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation developed cardiac arrest during resternotomy for LVAD exchange. The surgeon refused chest compressions for fear of potential damage to the inflo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/91 |