Good outcomes following elective lower limb orthopaedic surgery in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Conclusion: A dedicated pathway can be used to select patients with pulmonary hypertension for elective orthopaedic surgery and with careful patient selection and optimal perioperative care good outcomes can be achieved.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ming, M., Nair, A., Saunders, S., Condliffe, R., Elliot, C., Charalampopoulos, A., Sabroe, I., Lewis, R., Armstrong, I., Sephton, P., Hamilton, N., Kerry, R., Kiely, D. Tags: Pulmonary hypertension Source Type: research