1. A single institution anesthetic experience with catheterization of pediatric pulmonary hypertension patients
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Emily Morell, Elizabeth Colglazier, Jasmine Becerra, Leah Stevens, Martina A. Steurer, Anshuman Sharma, Hung Nguyen, Irfan S. Kathiriya, Stephen Weston, David Teitel, Roberta Keller, Elena K. Amin, Hythem Nawaytou, and Jeffrey R. Fineman
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airway ,anesthesia ,pediatric pulmonary vascular disease ,sedation ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 ,Diseases of the respiratory system ,RC705-779 - Abstract
Abstract Cardiac catheterization remains the gold standard for the diagnosis and management of pediatric pulmonary hypertension (PH). There is lack of consensus regarding optimal anesthetic and airway regimen. This retrospective study describes the anesthetic/airway experience of our single center cohort of pediatric PH patients undergoing catheterization, in which obtaining hemodynamic data during spontaneous breathing is preferential. A total of 448 catheterizations were performed in 232 patients. Of the 379 cases that began with a natural airway, 274 (72%) completed the procedure without an invasive airway, 90 (24%) received a planned invasive airway, and 15 (4%) required an unplanned invasive airway. Median age was 3.4 years (interquartile range [IQR] 0.7–9.7); the majority were either Nice Classification Group 1 (48%) or Group 3 (42%). Vasoactive medications and cardiopulmonary resuscitation were required in 14 (3.7%) and eight (2.1%) cases, respectively; there was one death. Characteristics associated with use of an invasive airway included age
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- 2024
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