title: General Anaesthesia and Emergency Surgery in Heart Transplant Recipient.
abstract: The number of patients who undergo heart transplant is increasing. Due to surgical emergencies, many of those may require general anesthesia in hospitals where subspecialized anesthetists may not be available. We present a case of a male patient who had heart transplant and required general anesthesia for emergency appendicectomy. Physiology of the heart after transplant, preoperative considerations, and postoperative monitoring has been discussed in our report.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Essex CM20 1QX, UK.
authors.forename: Farshid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ejtehadi
authors.affiliation: Anesthetic Department, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Essex CM20 1QX, UK.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.affiliation: Anesthetic Department, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Essex CM20 1QX, UK.
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: Anesthetic Department, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Essex CM20 1QX, UK.
authors.forename: Mubashar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zia
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Essex CM20 1QX, UK.
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bradpiece