Left Ventricular Assist Device
A mechanical device that can be placed outside the body or implanted inside the body. An LVAD does not replace the heart—it “assists” or “helps” it pump oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body
Treatment
Laryngeal Mask
An airway tube with an elliptical inflatable cuff at one end for the insertion into the mouth of a patient requiring artificial ventilation.
Joule
The SI unit of work or energy, equal to the work done when the point of application of a force of 1 newton is displaced through a distance of 1 metre in the driection of the force