William L. Holman Archives

Physical Address

304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124

Adverse Events and Mitigation Strategies

Introduction The evolution of ventricular assist devices (VAD) since the year 2000 has allowed patients with end-stage heart failure to survive with increased functional capacity and quality of life (QOL). Since the beginning of randomized clinical trials in the field,…

Postoperative VAD Management: Operating Room to Discharge and Beyond: Surgical and Medical Considerations

Perioperative management This chapter focuses on the early postoperative care of patients with ventricular assist devices (VADs). Appropriate patient selection and optimal implantation techniques greatly simplify postoperative management. Indeed, some problems created by suboptimal implantation techniques are difficult or impossible…