Regionalcerebral oxygenation monitoring - intraoperative management in a patient withsevere left ventricular dysfunction
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2006
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South African Medical Journal
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University of Cape Town
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Intraoperative near-infrared spectroscopy cerebral oxygenation monitoring assists intraoperative decision-making in environments without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), left ventricular assist device (LVAD) or access to cardiac transplantation. We report a case of an anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA), undergoing cardiac surgery. A 4-month-old infant presented <I>in extremis</I> with cardiac failure. We discuss the pathophysiology and challenging intraoperative management of ALCAPA with extensive ischaemia and myocardial infarction.
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Ing, R., Fischer, S., Shipton, S., Gray, R., Thomas, J., & Hewitson, J. (2006). Regional cerebral oxygenation monitoring - intraoperative management in a patient with severe left ventricular dysfunction. South African Medical Journal, 96(12), 1266.