Noninvasive ventilation for awake percutaneous aortic valve implantation in high-risk respiratory patients: a case series

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2011 Dec;25(6):1109-12. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2010.06.032. Epub 2010 Sep 9.

Authors

Fabio Guarracino¹, Luca Cabrini, Rubia Baldassarri, Sonia Petronio, Marco De Carlo, Remo Daniel Covello, Giovanni Landoni, Luciano Gabbrielli, Nicolino Ambrosino

Affiliation

¹ Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 20829068
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2010.06.032

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anesthesia Recovery Period
Anesthesia, General
Anesthesia, Local
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
Cardiac Catheterization
Conscious Sedation
Critical Care
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Longevity
Male
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Positive-Pressure Respiration
Postoperative Care
Respiration, Artificial / methods*
Respiratory Tract Diseases / complications*