Perioperative Management in Pulmonary Endarterectomy

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Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the treatment of choice for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (PH), provided lesions are proximal enough in the pulmonary vasculature to be surgically accessible and the patient is well enough to benefit from the operation in the longer term. It is a major cardiothoracic operation, requiring specialized techniques and instruments developed over several decades to access and dissect out the intra-arterial fibrotic material. While in-hospital operative mortality is low (<5%), particularly in high-volume centers, careful perioperative management in the operating theater and intensive care is mandatory to balance ventricular performance, fluid balance, ventilation, and coagulation to avoid or treat complications. Reperfusion pulmonary edema, airway hemorrhage, and right ventricular failure are the most problematic complications, often requiring the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to bridge to recovery. Successful PEA has been shown to improve both morbidity and mortality in large registries, with survival >70% at 10 years. For patients not suitable for PEA or with residual PH after PEA, balloon pulmonary angioplasty and/or PH medical therapy may prove beneficial. Here, we describe the indications for PEA, specific surgical and perioperative strategies, postoperative monitoring and management, and approaches for managing residual PH in the long term.

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

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Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine - 44(2023), 6 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 851-865

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Englisch

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Jenkins, David P [VerfasserIn]
Martinez, Guillermo [VerfasserIn]
Salaunkey, Kiran [VerfasserIn]
Reddy, S Ashwin [VerfasserIn]
Pepke-Zaba, Joanna [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 02.11.2023

Date Revised 09.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1055/s-0043-1770123

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NLM359877400