Emergency Medical Services Protocols for Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices.
Emily L LarsonJiWon WooGyeongtae MoonKathy LiuMatthew VergelReed JenkinsKelly JiangZachary DarbyAsa MargolisAhmet KılıçPublished in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2024)
This national analysis of EMS protocols found VAD-specific EMS protocols are not universally adopted in the United States and are variable when implemented, highlighting a need for VAD teams to partner with EMS agencies to inform standardized protocols that optimize these patients' care.
Keyphrases
- emergency medical
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- quality improvement
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- left ventricular
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- patient reported outcomes
- pain management
- hepatitis c virus
- human immunodeficiency virus
- antiretroviral therapy