SUMMARY Background: In Australia over 1100 people are living on dialysis while waiting
for a kidney transplant from a deceased donor. Worldwide there are an estimated 170,000 …

Background The care processes of cardiac surgery patients are difficult, complex and
stressful. Nurses, who have an important role in the care of these patients, may experience …

Introduction Bedside nurses in the intensive care units are exposed to multiple challenges in
their regular practice and recently have taken in ventricular assist device care in Lebanon …

Through the examination of digital channels, this study explores the determinants impacting
the quality of life (QoL) of ventricular assist devices (VAD) stakeholders. Using …

Objectives We aimed to describe the bedside registered nurses perceived competence,
attitudes, and challenges surrounding the management of patients with left ventricular assist …

Background: Mechanical circulatory and respiratory support (MCRS) systems provide short-
to long-term life support for patients with severe cardiac or respiratory failure. Whereas the …

Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Die Implantation eines Linksherzunterstützungssystems
(LVAD) bedarf einer umfangreichen Nachsorge. Bisher ist weitgehend unklar, wie diese aus …

Background Nursing care is an essential component of the delivery of high-quality patient
care for advanced heart failure patients with ventricular assist devices (VADs). However …

Background Caregivers are critical to the recovery and management of patients with
destination-therapy left ventricular assist devices (DT-LVADs). Objective To explore the …

Objetivo: descrever o funcionamento, os benefícios e as complicações associadas ao uso
de dispositivos de assistência ventricular e identificar as intervenções realizadas por …