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11730194

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
Two implantable, electric left ventricular assist systems have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use outside a hospital environment. As patients supported with these systems are discharged from the hospital, it is important that various community services and agencies be involved in the care of this unique patient population. Between January 1999 and May 2001, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) implanted 14 HeartMate VE LVAS (Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA) in patients as a bridge to cardiac transplantation. Of these 14 patients, 13 were discharged home from the hospital. On the basis of our 3 year experience, a discharge program has been developed to educate the ventricular assist device (VAD) patient's community services. Ten community services most critical to a safe home discharge program are identified. Timing of service contact, mechanism of contact, community education method, education content, education materials, and outpatient community service usage are described.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1058-2916
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
596-601
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-5-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Education of the ventricular assist device patient's community services.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242-1062, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review