This article discusses a pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm (PAP) formation following pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) placement for cardiac surgery. The patient, an 82-year-old female with a history of hypertension and chronic heart failure, underwent elective mitral and tricuspid valve surgery. After surgery, bleeding was observed in the endotracheal tube, indicating a potential complication. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed bleeding mainly in the right bronchus. Subsequent computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) confirmed the presence of a small pseudoaneurysm in a branch of the pulmonary artery. Prompt collaboration between anesthesiologists, cardiac surgeons, and interventional radiologists led to the successful embolization of the pseudoaneurysm with a minimally invasive approach by using the PAC as a guide catheter to reach the PAP.
The article outlines the potential causes of PAP formation, clinical presentation, and management strategies. While conservative, surgical, and interventional approaches are discussed, the preferred treatment is coil embolization due to its effectiveness and minimal invasiveness. The authors emphasize the importance of rapid diagnosis, multidisciplinary collaboration, and the feasibility of using the pulmonary artery route for embolization to rapidly reach the lesion to stabilize. Overall, the case demonstrates the successful resolution of a life-threatening complication through timely intervention and coordinated teamwork.
本文讨论了心脏手术肺动脉导管(PAC)置入后形成的肺动脉假性动脉瘤(PAP)。患者是一名 82 岁的女性,有高血压和慢性心力衰竭病史,接受了二尖瓣和三尖瓣择期手术。术后观察到气管导管出血,表明可能出现并发症。纤维支气管镜检查发现出血主要发生在右支气管。随后进行的计算机断层扫描肺血管造影(CTPA)证实,肺动脉分支存在一个小的假性动脉瘤。麻醉科医生、心脏外科医生和介入放射科医生迅速合作,采用微创方法,利用 PAC 作为到达 PAP 的导引导管,成功栓塞了假性动脉瘤。文章概述了 PAP 形成的潜在原因、临床表现和处理策略。文章讨论了保守治疗、手术治疗和介入治疗方法,但线圈栓塞因其有效性和微创性而成为首选治疗方法。作者强调了快速诊断、多学科协作的重要性,以及使用肺动脉栓塞途径快速到达病灶以稳定病情的可行性。总之,该病例展示了通过及时干预和团队协作成功解决危及生命的并发症的过程。
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Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.10.025
Ding Han MM , Siyuan Xie MM , Shoudong Pan MD , Yangchuan Ou MM
Objectives
The effects of anesthetics on electroencephalograms and cerebral perfusion remain understudied in children with congenital heart disease. With regard to this, we compared inhalational anesthesia induction and intravenous anesthesia induction.
Design
A randomized controlled trial.
Setting
Operating room in 2 tertiary hospitals.
Participants
A cohort of 116 pediatrics patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Measurements and Main Results
The patients were randomly assigned to either the intravenous group (n = 58) or the inhalational group (n = 58). The inhalational group received anesthesia induction with 4% to 6% sevoflurane and a bolus of pipecuronium 0.2 mg/kg, whereas the intravenous group received anesthesia induction with intravenous midazolam 0.2 mg/kg, pipecuronium 0.2 mg/kg, and sufentanil 1 μg/kg. Ten minutes after tracheal intubation, the following parameters were measured: spectral edge frequency, burst suppression event, patient state index, middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity, cerebral oxygen saturation, and hemodynamic parameters. In comparison with the intravenous group, the inhalational group exhibited significant increases in 95% spectral edge frequency, ratio of burst suppression event, blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery, and cerebral oxygen saturation (p < 0.05 for all), as well as decreases in systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, cardiac index, and the maximal slope of systolic upstroke (p < 0.05 for all).
Conclusions
The administration of sevoflurane for anesthesia induction results in more burst suppression, while also demonstrating superior cerebral perfusion when compared with the use of intravenous medications for anesthesia induction.
Trial registration
Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR1800015946).
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Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1053/S1053-0770(24)00970-4
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Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.08.002
Nika Samadzadeh Tabrizi , Alicia R. Gorin , Perry A. Stout , Thomas Fabian MD , Sridhar R. Musuku MD , Alexander D. Shapeton MD
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Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.08.036
Louis Ma MD, Jasmine Ryu DO, Hamdy Awad MD, Morgan McQueary BA, Karina Anam MD
{"title":"Pro: Is the Radial Artery the Ideal Location for Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring In Cardiac Surgery?","authors":"Louis Ma MD, Jasmine Ryu DO, Hamdy Awad MD, Morgan McQueary BA, Karina Anam MD","doi":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.08.036","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.08.036","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15176,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia","volume":"39 1","pages":"Pages 309-312"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142288018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.09.145
Jonathan E. Tang MD, Fady Guirguis MD, Manoj H. Iyer MD, Michael K. Essandoh MD, Leonid A. Gorelik MD
{"title":"Modular Cardiac Rhythm Management: Tailoring Nontransvenous Arrhythmic Treatment","authors":"Jonathan E. Tang MD, Fady Guirguis MD, Manoj H. Iyer MD, Michael K. Essandoh MD, Leonid A. Gorelik MD","doi":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.09.145","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.09.145","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15176,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia","volume":"39 1","pages":"Pages 20-23"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142568667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.07.052
Madan Mohan Maddali MD , Mohammed Al Ghafri MD, FRCPCH , Malay Hemantlal Patel MD , Maziar Gholampour Dehaki MD , Abdullah Mohammed Al Farqani MRCPCH
{"title":"Isolated Chylous Ascites After Arterial Switch Surgery in a Newborn: Peritoneal Dialysis and Right Ventricular Pressure as Potential Contributing Factors","authors":"Madan Mohan Maddali MD , Mohammed Al Ghafri MD, FRCPCH , Malay Hemantlal Patel MD , Maziar Gholampour Dehaki MD , Abdullah Mohammed Al Farqani MRCPCH","doi":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.07.052","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.07.052","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15176,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia","volume":"39 1","pages":"Pages 338-340"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142648172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.10.015
Benu Makkad MBBS, MD , Timothy Lee Heinke MD , Raiyah Sheriffdeen MD , Marie-Louise Meng MD , Bessie Kachulis MD , Michael Conrad Grant MD , Wanda Maria Popescu MD , Jessica Louise Brodt MD , Diana Khatib MD , Christopher L. Wu MD , Miklos D. Kertai MD, MMHC, PhD , Bruce Allen Bollen MD
Cardiac surgery is associated with significant postoperative pain that can affect patients’ recovery and quality of life. Optimal analgesia after cardiac surgery can be challenging due to patients’ coexisting morbidities and frequently observed adverse effects when opioids are used to treat postoperative pain. In this current era of enhanced recovery and fast track extubation, multimodal analgesia is increasingly being utilized for pain management after cardiac surgery. Regional analgesia is an integral part of multimodal analgesia and has garnered more attention since the development of fascial plane blocks. There is considerable variability among individuals, institutions, and practices in the analgesic approaches used to treat postoperative pain in cardiac surgical patients because of lack of consensus or guidelines. This practice advisory was developed with the overall goal of identifying opportunities for improving postoperative pain relief and pain-related outcomes after cardiac surgery and guiding perioperative providers through the provision of clinically relevant evidence-based recommendations.
{"title":"Practice Advisory for Postoperative Pain Management of Cardiac Surgical Patients: Executive Summary. A Report From the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists","authors":"Benu Makkad MBBS, MD , Timothy Lee Heinke MD , Raiyah Sheriffdeen MD , Marie-Louise Meng MD , Bessie Kachulis MD , Michael Conrad Grant MD , Wanda Maria Popescu MD , Jessica Louise Brodt MD , Diana Khatib MD , Christopher L. Wu MD , Miklos D. Kertai MD, MMHC, PhD , Bruce Allen Bollen MD","doi":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.10.015","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.jvca.2024.10.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cardiac surgery is associated with significant postoperative pain that can affect patients’ recovery and quality of life. Optimal analgesia after cardiac surgery can be challenging due to patients’ coexisting morbidities and frequently observed adverse effects when opioids are used to treat postoperative pain. In this current era of enhanced recovery and fast track extubation, multimodal analgesia is increasingly being utilized for pain management after cardiac surgery. Regional analgesia is an integral part of multimodal analgesia and has garnered more attention since the development of fascial plane blocks. There is considerable variability among individuals, institutions, and practices in the analgesic approaches used to treat postoperative pain in cardiac surgical patients because of lack of consensus or guidelines. This practice advisory was developed with the overall goal of identifying opportunities for improving postoperative pain relief and pain-related outcomes after cardiac surgery and guiding perioperative providers through the provision of clinically relevant evidence-based recommendations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15176,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia","volume":"39 1","pages":"Pages 40-48"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142648177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.11.018
David M. Preston DO, Mikel S. Gorbea MD, Ingrid Moreno-Duarte MD
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