Anaesthetic Management of 41 Patients with Orthotopic Cardiac Transplantation<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> 姜 桢 金翔华 柳 冰* 李颖川 复旦大学附属中山医院麻醉科 200032 Jiang Zhen, Jin Xianghua, Li Yingchuan. Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China *中国人民解放军455医院麻醉科 Objectives: To review the experience of the anaesthetic management of cardiac transplant patients. Background: Appropriate perioperative management will reduce the mortality of cardiac allograft recipients. However, there is no consensus on the anesthetic management regimen of these high-risk patients. This article describes our experiences. Methods: 41 patients with end-stage myocardial failure underwent heart transplantation. Induction of anesthesia was carried on after the injection of ketamine, fentanyl, midazolam and succinylcholine or Esmeron. Besides the routine monitoring of EKG, SpO2, invasive BP, etc., Swan-Ganz CCO catheter was inserted from internal jugular vein to measure CVP, CO, PCWP and SvO2. Pacing wires were attached to the epicardium in all patients for possible future use. Continuous infusion of PGE1(10-30ng/kg/min) was administered during perioperative period if the patients suffering from pulmonary hypertension. Results: Dopamine and/or doputamine (60% patients), Milrinone(50% patients)even epinephrine(10% patients)were given after weaning from CPB. After CPB, 16 patients who developed acute pulmonary hypertension were treated with central venous L-arginine, milrinone and theophylline and pulmonary arterial phenolamine infusion, and it was necessary to inhale NO in 14 patients. All patients succeeded in weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass and shifting to ICU safely. All patients recovered consciousness after 2~4 hours and mechanical ventilation was stopped after 5~37 hours (averaging 15±9 hours). On the average they were hospitalized for 4±14 (27~66)days. Conclusions: Heart transplantation is a challenge to anesthesiologists during the period of anesthetic induction as well as during the weaning from CPB and early postoperative periods. More attention should be paid to monitoring the circulation and respiratory system, performing active inotropic support and taking precautions against the crisis of serious pulmonary hypertension. Key words: Heart Transplantation; Anesthesia; Hypertension Pulmonary |