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Table 1. Circulatory parameters of the four patients

From: Pitfalls of anesthetic management with the Impella® 5.0 device: a case series

Patient

Age (years) /sex

BSA (m2)

Primary

disease

Preoperative

EF (%)

Preoperative

concomitant VAD

ABP

PAP

CVP

upon arrival in the operating room (after cessation of IABP) (mmHg)

Approach

vessel

Assisted flow rate (L/min-1)

CCO

(L/min) and CCI (L/min/m2)

monitored with pulmonary artery catheter

Postoperative

concomitant VAD

Total flow rate*1 (L/min)

Total flow rate/BSA (L/min/m2)

Inotropic agent and vasoconstrictor dose*2 (μg/kg/min)

Mixed venous oxygen saturation (%)

ABP

PAP

CVP on postoperative day 1 (mmHg)

Duration of Impella 5.0 placement (days)

Outcome

1

58

M

1.7

ICM

11

PCPS

IABP

94/58 (67)

32/19 (35)

7

RSCA

P-9

5.0

3.5

2.0

None

3.5

2.1

DOA 6

DOB 6

NAD 0.3

65%

64/59 (61)

44/26 (28)

5

8

Implantable LVAD

2

43

F

1.5

FMC

5-10

PCPS

IABP

71/66 (66)

28/24 (26)

8

AsAo

P-9

4.5

3.1

2.1

PCPS

2.2 L/min

5.3

3.5

DOA 3

DOB 6

86%

86/74 (77)

19/11 (14)

10

17

Implantable LVAD

3

54

M

1.8

dHCM

10-15

PCPS

IABP

70/52 (63)

42/28 (31)

12

RSCA

P-9

4.8

3.7

2.1

PCPS

2.1 L/min

5.8

3.2

DOA 3

NAD 0.1

70%

82/78 (79)

47/24 (33)

12

27

Implantable LVAD

  1. ICM ischemic cardiomyopathy, AMI acute myocardial infarction, FMC fulminant myocarditis, dHCM dilated phase of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, BSA body mass index, PCPS percutaneous cardiopulmonary support, IABP intra-aortic balloon pumping, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ABP arterial blood pressure, PAP pulmonary arterial pressure, CVP central venous pressure, RSCA right subclavian artery, AsAo ascending aorta, CCO continuous cardiac output, CCI continuous cardiac index, AI aortic insufficiency, DOA dopamine, DOB dobutamine, NA noradrenaline
  2. *1Total flow rate is based on the sum of CCO determined with the thermodilution technique using the pulmonary artery catheter and PCPS flow rate
  3. *2Maintenance dose after leaving the operating room