Ventricular fibrillation in a patient supported by a left ventricular assist device: a case report on the challenge for nurses

• Authors: Irena Milaniak , Sylwia Wiśniowska-Śmiałek , Izabela Górkiewicz-Kot , Grzegorz Wasilewski , Michał Kaleta , Ferdynanda Krupa-Hübner , Karol Wierzbicki

Title variants

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Migotanie komór u pacjenta z mechanicznym wspomaganiem układu krążenia. Opis przypadku dotyczący wyzwania dla pielęgniarek

Abstracts

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Urządzenia wspomagające lewą komorę (LVADs) skutecznie radzą sobie z zaawansowaną niewydolnością serca jako metoda pomostowania do przeszczepienia serca lub jako terapia docelowa. Komorowe zaburzenia rytmu pozostają częstym zjawiskiem po wszczepieniu LVAD, a takie leczenie może umożliwić hemodynamiczną tolerancję niebezpiecznych zaburzeń rytmu. Głównym celem pracy było przedstawienie opisu przypadku migotania komór (VF) u pacjenta z mechanicznym wspomaganiem układu krążenia w odniesieniu do opieki pielęgniarskiej. Dokonano przeglądu dokumentacji medycznej i przeglądu piśmiennictwa dotyczącego VF u pacjentów z LVAD. W niniejszym opisie przypadku przedstawiono dane kliniczne 61-letniego pacjenta, u którego przez kilka dni występowały objawy VF.

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Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) effectively manage advanced heart failure as a bridge to heart transplantation or as destination therapy. Ventricular arrhythmias remain common after LVAD implantation, and such treatment allows dangerous arrhythmias to be tolerated hemodynamically. The main aim of this study is to report a ventricular fibrillation (VF) episode in a patient supported by a LVAD in terms of nursing care. A medical document review and review of the literature on VF were carried out. This case report describes the clinical data of a 61-year-old patient who had VF for several days.

Keywords

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ventricular fibrillation; a left ventricular assist device; nursing care

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migotanie komór; urządzenie wspomagające lewą komorę; opieka pielęgniarska

• Publisher: Krakowska Akademia im. Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego
• Journal: Państwo i Społeczeństwo
• Year: 2023
• Volume: XXIII
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 177-186

Dates

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2023

Contributors

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Irena Milaniak

• Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Poland

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Sylwia Wiśniowska-Śmiałek

• Krakow Specialist Hospital Tchem. St. John Paul II, Clinical Department of Heart, Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Poland

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Izabela Górkiewicz-Kot

• Krakow Specialist Hospital Tchem. St. John Paul II, Clinical Department of Heart, Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Poland

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Grzegorz Wasilewski

• Krakow Specialist Hospital Tchem. St. John Paul II, Clinical Department of Heart, Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Poland

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Michał Kaleta

• Krakow Specialist Hospital Tchem. St. John Paul II, Clinical Department of Heart, Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Poland

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Ferdynanda Krupa-Hübner

• Krakow Specialist Hospital Tchem. St. John Paul II, Clinical Department of Heart, Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Poland

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Karol Wierzbicki

• Krakow Specialist Hospital Tchem. St. John Paul II, Clinical Department of Heart, Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Poland
• Jagiellonian University – Medical College, Clinical Department of Heart, Vascular Surgery and Transplantology, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.48269/2451-0858-pis-2023-1-014

Biblioteka Nauki

7458732