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  • Title: Pulmonary Vasodilators and Anesthesia Considerations.
    Author: Green JB, Hart B, Cornett EM, Kaye AD, Salehi A, Fox CJ.
    Journal: Anesthesiol Clin; 2017 Jun; 35(2):221-232. PubMed ID: 28526144.
    Abstract:
    Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a complex disease process of the pulmonary vasculature system characterized by elevated pulmonary arterial pressures. Patients with PH are at increased risk for morbidity and mortality, including intraoperatively and postoperatively. Appreciation by the clinical anesthesiologist of the pathophysiology of PH is warranted. Careful and meticulous strategy using appropriate anesthetic medications, pulmonary vasodilator and inotropic agents, and careful fluid management all increase the likelihood of the best possible outcome in this challenging patient population.
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