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Decannulation of a Ventricular Assist Device
BECAUSE OF the donor organ shortage, an increasing number of patients with advanced heart failure are receiving ventricular assist devices (VADs) as a bridge to transplantation or as a destination therapy.1 Patients with advanced heart failure who receive a VAD have significantly greater survival rates compared with those who are treated with only medication.2 However, short- and long-term complications of VADs still are a major concern.3 There are perioperative risks attributed to patient comorbidities; risks of surgery and anesthesia; and postoperative risks such as bleeding, thrombosis, stroke, infection, right ventricu...
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - October 4, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tuan-Yen Wu Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Postoperative Stroke Following Administration of Intraoperative Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator for the Treatment of Intracardiac Thrombus During Liver Transplantation: A Report of Two Cases
MASSIVE INTRACARDIAC AND PULMONARY thromboembolism have an extremely high mortality during liver transplantation.1,2 The authors describe 2 cases in which intraoperative use of tissue plasminogen activator was able to reduce the thrombus size and improve hemodynamics during liver transplantation. Although both patients survived the surgery, they suffered neurologic sequelae postoperatively. The authors discuss the current understanding of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of intracardiac thromboembolism during liver transplantation.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - October 22, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Stephen Aniskevich, Beth L. Ladlie, Sher-Lu Pai, Dana K. Perry, Juan M. Canabal, C. Burcin Taner Tags: Case Report Source Type: research