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ArticleCureus2024

Anesthesia Strategies for the Perioperative Management of Severe Pulmonary Hypertension in Emergency Orthopedic Surgery: A Case Report.

Ejaz Khan, Shoaib Nawaz, Kiran Inam, Malek Alali, Muhammad Waqas

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ejaz KhanAnesthesiology, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, USA.
Shoaib NawazAnesthesiology, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, USA.
Kiran InamAnesthesiology, Peshawar Institute of Cardiology, Peshawar, PAK.
Malek AlaliAnesthesiology, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, USA.
Muhammad WaqasAnesthesiology, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report details the perioperative challenges and anesthesia strategies in managing severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) during emergency orthopedic surgery. An 86-year-old male with multiple comorbidities, including severe PH, presented with a hip fracture. Multidisciplinary collaboration was crucial for preoperative optimization, including transfusions, antithrombotic discontinuation, and thromboprophylaxis initiation. Anesthesia management included the use of spinal anesthesia combined with a precautionary epidural catheter insertion, low-dose hyperbaric bupivacaine, and continuous monitoring to prevent hemodynamic instability. Postoperatively, the patient was closely monitored in the surgical intensive care unit. This case highlights the necessity of meticulous planning and proactive monitoring in optimizing outcomes for severe PH in emergency orthopedic surgery.

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anesthesia strategiesorthopedic surgeryperioperative carepulmonary hypertensionspinal and epidural anesthesia

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PMID39376816
PMCPMC11457892

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