Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Meets Intraperitoneal Surgery: No Place to Inflate?
Hickey T, Jayakumar S, Perrino A. Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Meets Intraperitoneal Surgery: No Place to Inflate? Cureus 2023, 15: e35318. PMID: 36968928, PMCID: PMC10038649, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.35318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere pulmonary hypertensionPulmonary hypertensionPoor operative outcomesRight ventricular preloadRisk-benefit ratioElective cholecystectomyPneumoperitoneum resultsPerioperative managementVentricular preloadLaparoscopic approachOperative outcomesIntraperitoneal surgeryMechanical ventilationCardiac outputFavorable outcomeSuccessful case managementLaparoscopic proceduresCardiopulmonary insultCase managementMultidisciplinary approachHypertensionPatientsSurgeryOutcomesDeleterious effects