The pediatric experience of living with a ventricular assist device

The objective of this review is to better understand the experience of having a ventricular assist device from the perspective of the child. The literature findings were categorized into the following themes: the persistent threat of mortality, identification with the device, the perception of life pre-device, and caregiver strain.
Source: Progress in Pediatric Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research