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    Effectiveness of the use of a ventricular assist device as a replacement for cardiac function in terminally ill patients
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2019-11-24) Espinoza Mayo, Paola Elisa; Gonzales Claudio, Guisella; Uturunco Vera, Milagros Lizbeth
    Objective: Systematize the evidence on the effectiveness of the use of the ventricular assist device as a replacement for cardiac function in terminally ill patients. Materials and Methods: The design was observational, retrospective, a systematic bibliographic search was carried out in the Virtual Health Library, Scielo, Pub Med, Medline, Cochrane Plus. 10 articles were identified, of which 50% (5) correspond to the United States. , 30% (3) corresponds to Germany, 10% (1) corresponds to Australia and 10% (1) corresponds to the United Kingdom with no more than ten years of experience, the search has been limited to complete scientific texts, which were subjected to a critical interpretation, for this purpose the Grade system is used to indicate the recommendation value. Results: 60% (6) reviewed articles show that the ventricular assist device as a replacement for cardiac function in adults is effective and 40% (4) of the reviewed articles show that there are no favorable data in relation to the assist device ventricular assist device as a replacement for cardiac function in intensive care patients, since future studies still need to be carried out Conclusions: It is evident that the articles reviewed demonstrate the effectiveness of the ventricular assist device as a replacement for cardiac function, improving quality of life and prolongation of its existence.