Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Cardio-Vascular-Thoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Society, cilt.28, sa.4, ss.373-377, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
The risk of mortality and morbidity is high in patients with advanced age and additional systemic diseases who will undergo coronary artery bypass surgery. For this reason, the chosen anesthesia method and surgical approach gain importance. With the “Fast track cardiac anesthesia” (FTKA) protocol, the length of stay in hospitals and intensive care units is shortened, thus reducing the risk of mortality and morbidity in elderly and comorbid patients. In recent years, the use of Minimal Extracorporeal Circulatory Systems (MECC) has become widespread by modifying conventional extracorporeal circulatory systems in open heart surgery. With MECC, the systemic inflammatory response seen in the conventional system is reduced. In this article, we present the combination of FTCA protocol and MECC use, which we successfully applied in an 81-year-old patient with comorbidities. Our patient underwent triple coronary artery bypass surgery and was discharged on the 6th post-operative day with full recovery. We believe that the risks can be reduced and successful results are obtained with the anesthesia method (FTKA) and surgical approach (MECC) chosen in patients with advanced age and additional systemic diseases who will undergo coronary artery bypass surgery.