Anaes SAQs · Cardiac anaesthesia & cardiopulmonary bypass
The weaning from the CPB
Final SAQ — the rewarming, the de-airing, the metabolic normalisation, the rhythm, the inotropes prepared; the gradual flow reduction with the TEE assessment; the failure (the low CO, the RV failure, the air) the re-bypass, the inotropes, the IABP.
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Prompt
Describe the preparation for, and the technique of, the weaning from the cardiopulmonary bypass, and the management of the failure to wean.
Question
Describe the preparation for, and the technique of, the weaning from the cardiopulmonary bypass, and the management of the failure to wean. (Question stem restated — the worked answers below carry the primary-source citations.)
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- [5]Fraile-Gutierrez V, et al. Transesophageal echocardiography: A comprehensive assessment of the critically ill patient. Medicina Intensiva, 2026.PMID 42020231