Anesthesia for Heart Transplantation

Publication date: Available online 5 July 2017
Source:Anesthesiology Clinics
Author(s): Davinder Ramsingh, Reed Harvey, Alec Runyon, Michael Benggon

Teaser

This review seeks to evaluate current practices in heart transplantation. The goals of this article were to review current practices for heart transplantation and its anesthesia management. The article reviews current demographics and discusses the current criteria for candidacy for heart transplantation. The process for donor and receipt selection is reviewed. This is followed by a review of mechanical circulatory support devices as they pertain to heart transplantation. The pre-anesthesia and intraoperative considerations are also discussed. Finally, management after transplantation also is reviewed.


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