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												Anesthesia for a Patient with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Case Report 						
Author(s): Yilu Zhou, Hongfei Chen, Hao Zhang, Mingxing Li, Jiayu Guo and Qingxiu WangYilu Zhou, Hongfei Chen, Hao Zhang, Mingxing Li, Jiayu Guo and Qingxiu Wang             
						
												
				 Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a haemodynamic and pathophysiological condition defined as an increase in
  mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) ≥ 25 mmHg at rest as assessed by right heart catheterization. We report
  a patient with severe pulmonary hypertension after repair of ventricular septal defect. The patient underwent
  laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The purpose of this case was to discuss the perioperative management of a patient
  with severe pulmonary hypertension who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy which could provide a reference
  for the management of these patients in the perioperative period... Read More»
				  
												DOI:
												 10.4172/2161-105X.1000403 
																	  
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