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  • Title: Successful aortic valve replacement using dilutional ultrafiltration during cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with Child-Pugh class C cirrhosis.
    Author: Iino K, Tomita S, Yamaguchi S, Watanabe G.
    Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg; 2008 Apr; 7(2):331-2. PubMed ID: 18187458.
    Abstract:
    Open-heart surgery is a relatively high-risk procedure when performed in patients with Child-Pugh class C cirrhosis. Even though they can tolerate cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), most of them suffer major postoperative complications and prolonged hospital stay. The present report describes a case of a patient with Child-Pugh class C cirrhosis who developed severe heart failure secondary to aortic valve stenosis. The patient underwent successful aortic valve replacement with the use of dilutional ultrafiltration during CPB to reduce adverse effects of CPB. He recovered smoothly after the operation without major postoperative complications. Thus, the use of dilutional ultrafiltration (DUF) during CPB appears to produce beneficial effects for improving outcomes in patients with decompensated cirrhosis who require open-heart surgery.
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