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Portopulmonary Hypertension (POPH)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Pulmonary HypertensionAvoid Pulmonary HypertensionAvoid HypoxiaAvoid HypercarbiaAvoid AcidosisAvoid HypothermiaAvoid HypotensionAvoid N2OAvoid IV bubblesAvoid PEEPReduced Cardiac OutputFull StomachRSIDyspneaAnemiaArrhythmiasCoagulopathyRight Ventricular Failure

Pathophysiology

Portopulmonary hypertension (POPH) is pulmonary arterial hypertension arising in a patient with portal hypertension . Portal hypertension creates a hyperdynamic circulation — splanchnic vasodilation,...

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