Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · May 2003
[French national survey of the use of monitoring devices during cardiopulmonary bypass in 2001].
To study the different monitoring devices used during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and to determine the factors, which may influence the choice of these equipments. ⋯ Equipments were not similar among the different French cardiac surgery centres. Furthermore, the French practice seems different from American, UK and Australian's one. These results highlight the need of establishing French guidelines, which are absent.
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Few cases of postoperative hypoglycaemia complicating the removal of a phaeochromocytoma have been reported in the literature. We reported one case of hypoglycaemia secondary to the removal of right phaeochromocytoma in a 30-year-old patient. ⋯ The prevention of this complication requires the repeated measurement of the capillary glycaemia in the postoperative period. An important supply of carbohydrate may be necessary to maintain a normoglycaemia.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · May 2003
Case Reports[Assessment of end-tidal CO2 in the pleural chest tube during lung volume reduction surgery].
Surgery for emphysema is considered as one of the most challenging procedure for anaesthesiologist. Because of the critical illness of such patient, perioperative monitoring is important. Ventilatory monitoring is often difficult or impossible due to a possible massive air leak during the procedure. This case described how ETCO2 was assessed by capnography monitoring on the chest tube drainage.