Inpatient Specialist Palliative Care in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD): A Retrospective Case Series

Inpatient Specialist Palliative Care in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD): A Retrospective Case Series

BackgroundRepeat hospitalizations, complications, and psychosocial burdens are common in patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD). Specialist palliative care (sPC) involvement supports patients during decision-making until end-of-life. In the United States, guidelines recommend early spe...

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Main Authors: Theresa Tenge, David Santer, Daniel Schlieper, Manuela Schallenburger, Jacqueline Schwartz, Stefan Meier, Payam Akhyari, Otmar Pfister, Silke Walter, Sandra Eckstein, Friedrich Eckstein, Martin Siegemund, Jan Gaertner, Martin Neukirchen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
heart assist devices
left ventricular assist devices
heart failure
palliative care
end of life care
quality of life
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.879378/full

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