Anaesthesia for Patients with Acute Heart Failure

Lina Mockutė, Andrius Macas, Giedrė Bakšytė Abstract Acute heart failure (AHF) is a clinical syndrome, which more often occurs in the anaesthesiologists‘ clinical practice. This syndrome aggravates patient‘s state and it is associated with an increased risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality. Besides, the increasing number of patients with critical states (cardiogenic shock) who require…

THE USE OF INTRA-AORTIC COUNTERPULSATION BALLOON PUMP IN THE CARDIOLOGIC INTENSIVE CARE DEPARTMENT

Pranas Šerpytis Abstract Summary A retrospective analysis of last 300 inputs of IABP was done. The study included 99 women (33.0%) and 201 men (67.0%). Average age – 69.5±10.4 years, the survivors – 68.3 year, survivors are 4.2 years younger (p = 0.002). The average hospitalization stay was 17.3±14.9 days, while the average IABP insertion…