Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the impact of advances in perioperative techniques in patient outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the gold standard treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). This study aimed at reporting outcomes of CTEPH patients undergoing PEA within 10 years, focusing on advances in anesthetic and surgical techniques.

Methods

We evaluated 102 patients who underwent PEA between January 2007 and May 2016 at the Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo. Changes in techniques included longer cardiopulmonary bypass, heating, and cooling times and mean time of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and shortened reperfusion time. Patients were stratified according to temporal changes in anesthetic and surgical techniques: group 1 (January 2007-December 2012), group 2 (January 2013-March 2

SUBMITTER: Scudeller PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8642817 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature