| Literature DB >> 28154639 |
Oumarou Mahamane Mamane Nassirou1, Abdelhamid Jaafari1, Abdellatif Chlouchi1, Mustapha Bensghir1, Charki Haimeur1.
Abstract
The number and the overall survival rate of heart transplant patients are increasing. Some of these patients undergo general surgery other than heart transplant on a regular basis. Anesthesia may be difficult in these patients because of the physiological characteristics of the denervated heart and of the management of immunosuppressive therapy on the basis of the risk of rejection and infection. Our study aims to discuss the anesthetic management of a 60-year-old heart-transplant patient undergoing abdominal hernia repair surgery and to write a literature review.Entities:
Keywords: Heart-transplant patient; anaesthesia; immunosuppressant treatment; noncardiac surgery
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Year: 2016 PMID: 28154639 PMCID: PMC5267784 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2016.24.284.9884
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J