Anesthetic management of heart transplantation:historical aspects and experience of the N.V. Sklifosofsky Research Institute for Emergency Care
Clinical experience of anesthetic management of orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) gained at the N.V. Sklifosofsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine up to date, gives every reason to conclude that combining the knowledge and skills acquired through everyday cardioanesthetic activities, with protocols previously developed in leading transplant clinics, could allow to successfully master the anesthetic management of OHT and make this transplant surgery the standard treatment option. We believe that the use of protocols adapted to our own experience and the latest developments in the field of intensive therapy will allow us to successfully implement the OHT program in a multidisciplinary hospital.