Preoperative ECMO and plasmapheresis for urgent pulmonary endarterectomy in HIT positive patient.

Preoperative ECMO and plasmapheresis for urgent pulmonary endarterectomy in HIT positive patient.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Oct 04;:
Authors: Tahiri M, Bykova A, Dunne B, Barth D, Donahoe L, Waddell TK, McRae K, Slinger P, Granton J, de Perrot M
Abstract
Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the treatment of choice for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). This case report outlines the importance of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and plasmapheresis as two important options in the management of HIT positive patients requiring urgent PEA.
PMID: 31589861 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October 3, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tahiri M, Bykova A, Dunne B, Barth D, Donahoe L, Waddell TK, McRae K, Slinger P, Granton J, de Perrot M Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research