Bridge to recovery for postcardiotomy failure: is there still a role for centrifugal pumps? Fredrick B.Y Hoy, MD, Dale K Mueller, MD, Dale M Geiss, MD, James R Munns, MD, Linda M Bond, MA, Carol E Linett, RN, BS, Robert C Gomez, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 70, Issue 4, Pages 1259-1263 (October 2000) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01715-X
Fig 1 Number of patients and duration of ventricular assist device support. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 70, 1259-1263DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01715-X)
Fig 2 Weaned and discharged patients grouped by age. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 70, 1259-1263DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01715-X)
Fig 3 Type of ventricular assist device. (BVA = biventricular assist; LVA = left ventricular assist; RVA = right ventricular assist.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 70, 1259-1263DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01715-X)
Fig 4 Patients’ length of hospital stay from weaning to death. Numbers indicate patients weaned but not discharged. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 70, 1259-1263DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01715-X)