A novel treatment for pulmonary hemorrhage during thromboendarterectomy surgery.
Injury to the pulmonary artery during thromboendarterectomy is a rare but potentially fatal complication with no reported surgical techniques to combat it. Treatment is only supportive and morbidity is high. We report the intraoperative diagnosis and surgical management of pulmonary hemorrhage in 3 patients after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Narayana Health City, Bangalore, India.
Devi Prasad
DP
Shetty
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Services, Narayana Health City, Bangalore, India. Electronic address: drhemanair@gmail.com.
Hema C
HC
Nair
Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Narayana Health City, Bangalore, India.
Varun
V
Shetty
Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Narayana Health City, Bangalore, India.
Julius
J
Punnen
D002908:Chronic Disease; D004691:Endarterectomy; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery