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Intraoperative myocardial infarction and refractory cardiogenic shock during major hepatectomy: a case report
Yasunori Yagi1, Kazuyuki Mizunoya2, Toshihiro Mori3
1Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, N14, W5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8648, Japan. yagi.y0131@gmail.com.
Background:
Myocardial infarction (MI) complicated by cardiogenic shock during non-cardiac surgery is a rare but fatal complication. The management of intraoperative MI is challenging.
Case Presentation:
A 77-year-old hypertensive man with good functional capacity was scheduled for hepatectomy. After the start of liver resection, the electrocardiogram monitor showed ST depression, and the patient developed refractory cardiogenic shock. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed severe hypokinesis of the anteroseptal wall. The surgery was suspended, and an intra-aortic balloon pump was placed following immediate abdominal closure. Coronary angiography revealed severe stenosis of the left main coronary trunk, and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was performed. Myocardial wall motion improved, and blood pressure stabilized. Two days after PCI, hepatectomy, which had been suspended, was successfully completed.
Conclusions:
Once intraoperative MI has occurred, early diagnosis and multidisciplinary approaches are important to manage the difficult clinical situation.
