Emergent Interhospital Transport of Pediatric Patient With a Berlin Heart Device

James H. Hertzog, Thomas E. Pearson, Marc A. Priest, Ellen Spurrier, Ryan R Davies

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Abstract

Ventricular assist devices (VADs) for the mechanical support of cardiac failure are being used more frequently in children of increasingly younger age. These children have significant and multiple medical comorbidities, and their length of hospital stay has been increasing. As this population of hospitalized VAD-supported children increases, so does the possibility of their need for interfacility transport for specialized diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Reports on such transports are limited to 3 children who underwent scheduled elective transfers. We report our experience with a child with a Berlin Heart EXCOR left ventricular assist device (Berlin Heart, Berlin, Germany) who required emergent interfacility transport between our hospital and an affiliated institution.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)314-316
Number of pages3
JournalAir Medical Journal
Volume35
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Emergency

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