| Issue |
J Extra Corpor Technol
Volume 50, Number 4, December 2018
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 248 - 251 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ject/201850248 | |
| Published online | 15 December 2018 | |
Case Reports
Unplanned Autotransplantation for Complex Multi-Valve Replacement in a Super Morbid Obese Female: The Challenge of Intraoperative Decision Making
* Department of Anaesthesia and Perfusion, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia
† Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia; and
‡ Adult Intensive Care Service, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia
Address correspondence to: Charles McDonald, PhD, CCP, FANZCP, Perfusionist, Department of Anaesthesia and Perfusion, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland 4032, Australia. E-mail: charles.mcdonald@health.qld.gov.au
Received:
2
May
2018
Accepted:
11
September
2018
Cardiac autotransplantation is a rare technique typically reserved for the treatment of malignant tumors of the left atrium and left ventricle. Even when well planned, it conveys a high risk to the patient. This report discusses the intraoperative progression to an unplanned autotransplant for mitral valve repair while considering some decision making processes that cardiac surgeons make.
Key words: mitral valve surgery / transplantation / cardiac surgery
© 2018 AMSECT
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