Risks and outcomes of gastrointestinal endoscopy with anaesthesia in patients with pulmonary hypertension

Br J Anaesth. 2020 Dec;125(6):e466-e468. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.09.017. Epub 2020 Oct 24.

Authors

Christopher Lai¹, Laurent Savale², Isabelle Boytchev², Xavier Jaïs², Olivier Sitbon², David Montani², Marc Humbert², Dan Benhamou²

Affiliations

¹ Bicêtre University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Bicêtre University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.

PMID: 33190717
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.09.017

No abstract available

Keywords: anaesthesia; endoscopy; perioperative complications; perioperative morbidity; pulmonary hypertension; right heart failure.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anesthesia / methods*
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / complications*
Male
Middle Aged