Intraoperative prophylactic right ventricular assist device in prevention of postcardiotomy failure.
Beatriz Acuña PaisMaría Á Varela MartínezRocío Casais PampínRafael Pita-Romero CaamañoJuan J Legarra CalderónPublished in: Perfusion (2023)
Acute right ventricular failure after cardiac surgery remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Prophylactic strategies to prevent postoperative right ventricular dysfunction may decrease the incidence of refractory postoperative right ventricular failure. We propose a novel approach to prevent right failure after cardiac surgery with prophylactic intraoperative ventricular assist device implantation.