Usefulness of Monitoring Ventilation-Perfusion with Electrical Impedance Tomography in the Immediate Postoperative Period of Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) develops in 0.5-9% of patients after a pulmonary embolism (PE).1 The treatment of choice for this disease, in selected patients, is pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE), which is considered potentially curative in this type of pulmonary hypertension (PH). The main objectives of the surgery are, firstly, to reduce the strain on the right ventricle by removing the thrombotic material, and secondly, to improve the ventilation-perfusion ratio in the affected areas.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research