General Anaesthesia and Emergency Surgery in Heart Transplant Recipient
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 anesthes...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7972ba09fbf24e5aadf64aa4dab4a8202025-02-03T01:33:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192015-01-01201510.1155/2015/256465256465General Anaesthesia and Emergency Surgery in Heart Transplant RecipientFarshid Ejtehadi0Sharon Carter1Lucy Evans2Mubashar Zia3Howard Bradpiece4Department of General Surgery, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Essex CM20 1QX, UKAnesthetic Department, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Essex CM20 1QX, UKAnesthetic Department, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Essex CM20 1QX, UKAnesthetic Department, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Essex CM20 1QX, UKDepartment of General Surgery, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Essex CM20 1QX, UKThe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/256465 |
| spellingShingle | Farshid Ejtehadi Sharon Carter Lucy Evans Mubashar Zia Howard Bradpiece General Anaesthesia and Emergency Surgery in Heart Transplant Recipient Case Reports in Surgery |
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| title_short | General Anaesthesia and Emergency Surgery in Heart Transplant Recipient |
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