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Responsible Institution:China Association for Science and Technology
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Chinese Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Nursing ›› 2025, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (11): 1355-1358.doi: 10.3761/j.issn.2096-7446.2025.11.012

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Perioperative nursing care of a child undergoing left ventricular assist device bridging heart transplantation

ZHOU Jun(), CHEN Ruan, ZHU Jihua()   

  • Received:2025-02-03 Online:2025-11-10 Published:2025-11-04

Abstract:

To summarize the perioperative nursing experience of a child with end-stage heart failure undergoing left ventricular assist device bridging heart transplantation. The key points of nursing included adjusting the appropriate blood pump speed,optimizing the volume management and taking remedial anticoagulation strategies before the surgery to create favorable conditions for heart transplantation;early recognition and treatment of primary graft dysfunction,large donor heart syndrome and potential complications of acute rejection after the surgery to improve post-transplant survival. After 47 days of careful treatment and nursing,the cardiac function of the child recovered to grade Ⅱ without serious complications and was discharged.

Key words: Heart Assist Device, Heart Transplantation, Perioperative Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Critical Care Nursing