Heart Failure and the Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)

Intravenous Therapy
  • Starting an IV is not any different.  The patient will still have veins pop up when tourniquet is applied.
  • Blood draws can still occur without difficulty.
  • There is no need to use caution with IV fluids and / or medication bolus.  Perform fluid boluses and IV administration of medications as you would with a normal patient.