John M. Trahanas

Intraoperative Goal-Directed Perfusion Improves Outcomes in Left Ventricular Assist Device Explant Heart Transplantation

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) explant heart transplantation represents a metabolically vulnerable population with an increased risk for renal failure and mortality. Oxygen extraction ratio (O 2 ER), which integrates oxygen delivery and tissue oxygen demand, may provide a...