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Posttransplant survival not diminished in heart transplant recipients bridged with implantable LVADs - read the abstract.
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HYPOTHERMIA AFTER CARDIAC ARREST |
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Brush up on the pathophysiology and research supporting the use of induced mild hypothermia following cardiac arrest and review nursing considerations for these patients by reading Induced Moderate Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest.
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