Perioperative management of pulmonary hypertension requires a multidisciplinary approach to optimize right ventricular function and manage pulmonary vascular resistance.
This review provides a concise overview of the clinical perioperative management of pulmonary hypertension for non-cardiac surgery, emphasizing multidisciplinary care, risk stratification, and optimization of right ventricular function.
Pulmonary hypertension is a rare and progressive pathology defined by abnormally high pulmonary artery pressure mediated by a diverse range of aetiologies. It affects up to twenty-six individuals per one million patients currently living in the United Kingdom (UK), with a median life expectancy of 2.8 years in idiopathic pulmonary hypertension. The diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension is often delayed due to the presentation of non-specific symptoms, leading to a delay in referral to specialists services. The complexity of treatment necessitates a multidisciplinary approach, underpinned by a diverse disease aetiology from managing the underlying disease process to novel specialist treatments. This has led to the formation of dedicated specialist treatment centres within centralised UK cities. The article aimed to provide a concise overview of pulmonary hypertension's clinical perioperative management, including key definitions, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and risk stratification.
Wood et al. (Thu,) conducted a review in Pulmonary Hypertension. Perioperative management was evaluated. Perioperative management of pulmonary hypertension requires a multidisciplinary approach to optimize right ventricular function and manage pulmonary vascular resistance.