Successful management of empyema in a patient with a total artificial heart.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A description of successful management of a patient who developed an empyema as a postoperative complication following the insertion of a CardioWest total artificial heart (TAH) as a bridge to cardiac transplantation is presented. By using traditional methods of management, the patient recovered and went on to transplant.
Medical subject headings
- Empyema
- Heart Failure
- Heart, Artificial
- Klebsiella Infections