title: [Successful experience with xenon anesthesia in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy and intramedullary spinal cord tumor].
abstract: The literature contains rare reports on anesthetic maintenance in non-cardiac operations in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and an ejection fraction of less than 30%. Life-saving non-cardiosurgical interventions are performed in these patients since they are associated with a high risk for perioperative complications and fatal outcome. In these cases, anesthetic maintenance is performed with inotropic support; there is frequently a need to use a pacemaker, a cardioverter, or a LV assist device. The paper describes the first case of xenon anesthesia in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy with an ejection fraction of less than 30% and rapidly progressing spinal cord tumor. The ability of xenon to maintain stable blood pressure and cardiac contractility could prevent perioperative infusion of inotropic agents. In 60-70% of cases, the maximum alveolar concentration of xenon enables anesthesia to be virtually performed as monoanesthesia without adding the anesthetics lowering cardiac contractility; the low blood-gas distribution coefficient ensures early emergence from anesthesia with early extubation and activation of a patient. In the author's opinion, xenon anesthesia has every reason to become the method of choice as anesthetic maintenance in patients with severe cardiac dysfunction.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Rylova
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Solenkova
authors.forename: A Iu
authors.initials: AIu
authors.lastname: Lubnin
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Salova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D014978:Xenon / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D014978:Xenon