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Managing patients with low EF is all about preventing sudden swings.
They are,
PRELOAD sensitive,
AFTERLOAD vulnerable,
RHYTHM dependent,
HYPOXIA intolerant,
ANEMIA intolerant, and
FLUID-OVERLOAD intolerant.
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πΉ EF is only a number - assess physiology
πΉ Look for red flags: dyspnea, edema, orthopnea, tachycardia
πΉ Postpone elective surgery if HF is decompensated
πΉ Continue chronic beta-blockers
πΉ Stop SGLT2 inhibitors 3β4 days before surgery
πΉ Individualize ACEI/ARB/ARNI & diuretics
πΉ Plan anticoagulation & antiplatelet strategy early
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πΉ Avoid blind fluid loading
πΉ Give 100β150 mL bolus, then reassess
πΉ Replace loss, not fear
πΉ Use POCUS when unsure
πΉ Start vasopressor early if vasodilated
πΉ Avoid both underfilling & overload
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πΉ Correct anemia preoperatively
πΉ Do not transfuse by Hb alone
πΉ Transfuse one unit at a time
πΉ Reassess after each unit
πΉ Prevent bleeding: TXA, cell salvage, warming, calcium, TEG/ROTEM when available
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πΉ Norepinephrine: vasodilated hypotension
πΉ Dobutamine: low output, poor contractility
πΉ Milrinone: LV dysfunction with PH/RV strain
πΉ Vasopressin: catecholamine-resistant vasoplegia
πΉ Phenylephrine: use cautiously (may increase afterload)
πΉ Epinephrine: rescue for severe myocardial depression
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πΉ Avoid hypotension
πΉ Avoid tachycardia
πΉ Avoid severe bradycardia
πΉ Maintain sinus rhythm
πΉ Avoid sudden afterload drop
πΉ Avoid sudden afterload rise
πΉ Maintain oxygenation and coronary perfusion
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πΉ Induce slowly
πΉ Titrate small doses
πΉ Avoid deep volatile anesthesia
πΉ Ventilate gently
πΉ Avoid hypoxia, hypercarbia, acidosis, high PEEP
πΉ Extubate smoothly
πΉ Plan HDU/ICU when risk is high
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πΉ Not automatically safer than GA
πΉ Avoid dense high spinal
πΉ Prefer low-dose spinal when suitable
πΉ Titrate epidural/CSE slowly
πΉ Keep pressors ready
πΉ Use peripheral nerve blocks as allies
πΉ Choose the technique with least hemodynamic swing
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πΉ Start low, go slow
πΉ Avoid delirium triggers
πΉ Protect kidneys
πΉ Avoid oversedation
πΉ Mobilize early
πΉ Use multimodal analgesia
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πΉ Arterial line
πΉ POCUS early
πΉ Do not rely on CVP alone
πΉ Watch urine output, lactate, perfusion, temperature
πΉ Monitor postoperative troponin in high-risk patients
πΉ Decide postoperative destination before induction
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πΉ Pause and check
πΉ Classify the phenotype
πΉ Correct the cause
πΉ Reassess and repeat
πΉ Use echo early
πΉ Donβt treat every low BP with fluid
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πΉ Control pain
πΉ Prevent shivering
πΉ Avoid hypoxia
πΉ Watch fluid creep
πΉ Restart HF drugs when stable
πΉ Look for arrhythmia, ischemia, AKI, delirium
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πΉ In low EF patients, the safest anesthesia is not GA or Neuraxials.
πΉ It is the technique that produces the least hemodynamic swing.
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Plan ahead. Optimize. Monitor closely. Treat early. Team approach. Safe outcomes.

My UW Cardiology grand rounds on low EF coronary revasc. Thank you @UWCardiology for the opportunity to give this talk!
#coronaryarterydisease #CABG #LowEF
@UW @UWCTSurgRes @uwashfellows @UWMedicine @UWSurgery @UWMedHeart
https://t.co/x1FftgORbs
52 yrs, 2 years after mitral valve replacement, complaint of shortness of breath
EF 12%
#CardioTwitter
#echofirst #lowef
Intertwined relationship between LV dysfunction and Atrial Disease. Data from @makkayadr previously showed increased #AtrialFibrosis in #LowEF patients (https://t.co/gUZLugHR49). @nmarrouche #ProgressionOfDisease

There is a lot to do with a progressive atrial disease https://t.co/nPaBbwFe7C

Check out this case series of #lowEF #CABG patients who received perioperative #Impella: https://t.co/CUwK05FOZQ #JOCS #JCardSurg
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