The Use of the Impella® LP 2.5 Percutaneous Microaxial Ventricular Assist Device as Hemodynamic Support During High-Risk Abdominal Surgery
Address for correspondence: Renzo Cecere, M.D., F.R.C.S.C., F.A.C.S., Surgical Director, Heart Failure and Thoracic Transplantation, Director, Mechanical Cardiac Assist Program, McGill University Health Center, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec H3A1A1, Canada. Fax: 514-934-8289; e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract
Abstract Physiologic changes associated with anesthesia and technical aspects of noncardiac surgical procedure expose patients with severely depressed myocardial function to an enormous risk of perioperative complications and morbidity. In cases when these patients require mechanical circulatory support while undergoing emergent or elective operations, perioparative monitoring becomes of paramount importance. (J Card Surg 2010;25:238-240)
