Severe hypoxaemia after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass: a case report.
Persistence of patent foramen ovale is frequent in adults and usually asymptomatic. We report the case of a patient in whom a patent foramen ovale was diagnosed after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass and was not recognised preoperatively. Intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography is pivotal for surgical decision-making and should be performed in all patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Simon
Caterina
C
Department of Cardiac Surgery, St. Andrea Hospital, La Sapienza University, Via di Monte del Gallo 6, Rome, Italy. caterinasimon@hotmail.com
Cavarretta
Elena
E
Capuano
Fabio
F
Bianchini
Roberto
R
Roscitano
Antonio
A
Tonelli
Euclide
E
Sinatra
Riccardo
R
D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology*; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery