Treatment with intraaortic balloon pump in a patient with right ventricular failure during cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis after cardiac surgery : A case report

Jang, Yeon; Kim, Chang Jae

Case Report

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2009;4(1):24-26.
Published online January 30, 2009.

Treatment with intraaortic balloon pump in a patient with right ventricular failure during cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis after cardiac surgery : A case report

Yeon Jang, Chang Jae Kim

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. ksw070591@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract

Acute cholecystitis after cardiac surgery is rare but carries a high mortality. Intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) is effective and useful device for mechanical assistance for heart. We reported a case of 34-year-old patient who had experienced pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure during cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis after cardiac surgery. Thus, the patient was mechanically supported with IABP and hemodynamics and cardiac function were improved.

Key Words: acute cholecystitis, intraaortic balloon pump, right ventricular failure