Pulmonary endarterectomy.
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a condition that is recognised in an increased percentage of patients. Pulmonary endarterectomy is recognised as being the only curative option for a subgroup of those patients, but anaesthesiologists and intensivists face many challenges in how they manage these patients perioperatively. Ultimately, it is the combination of skills in a multidisciplinary team that leads to a successful procedure and dramatically improves patient's quality of life and life expectancy.
Valchanov
K
K
Papworth Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Vuylsteke
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004691:Endarterectomy; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*