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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 98-107 |
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Saudi Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension: Perioperative management in patients with pulmonary hypertension
Adriano R. Tonelli, Omar A. Minai
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA
Correspondence Address:
Omar A. Minai
MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, 9500 Euclid Avenue A-90, Cleveland, Ohio, 44195
USA
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.134048
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Patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) are being encountered more commonly in the perioperative period and this trend is likely to increase as improvements in the recognition, management, and treatment of the disease continue to occur. Management of these patients is challenging due to their tenuous hemodynamic status. Recent advances in the understanding of the patho-physiology, risk factors, monitoring, and treatment of the disease provide an opportunity to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with PH in the peri-operative period. Management of these patients requires a multi-disciplinary approach and meticulous care that is best provided in centers with vast experience in PH.
In this review, we provide a detailed discussion about oerioperative strategies in PH patients, and give evidence-based recommendations, when applicable. |
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