Why the study?
Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic PH face increased risk during anesthesia and major surgery, but data on outcomes for elective orthopedic surgery are limited.
Does a dedicated multiprofessional pathway allow safe elective lower limb arthroplasty in patients with pulmonary hypertension?
Does a dedicated multiprofessional pathway allow safe elective lower limb arthroplasty in patients with pulmonary hypertension?
A dedicated multiprofessional pathway enables patients with pulmonary hypertension to safely undergo elective lower limb arthroplasty with no mortality and improved quality of life, despite expected perioperative complications.
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May support specialized perioperative pathways for elective arthroplasty in PH; leaves open need for prospective outcome data.
Wardle et al. (2021) studied this question.
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