Severe hypoxaemia after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass: a case report

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2007 Nov;8(11):956-8. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3280112b38.

Abstract

Persistence of patent foramen ovale is frequent in adults and usually asymptomatic. We report the case of a patient in whom a patent foramen ovale was diagnosed after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass and was not recognised preoperatively. Intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography is pivotal for surgical decision-making and should be performed in all patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  • Coronary Stenosis / surgery
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / complications
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / diagnosis*
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / diagnostic imaging
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / surgery
  • Heart-Assist Devices
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia / etiology*
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping
  • Intraoperative Period
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery