Annales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Nov 2001
Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial[Audit of the management of postoperative pain in children].
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Nov 2001
Case Reports[Extracorporeal circulation with danaparoid sodium for valve replacement in thrombocytopenia induced by type II heparin].
A type II heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) was diagnosed in a 64-year-old woman at day 20 of intravenous unfractionated heparin (UFH) therapy, given after myocardial infarction treated by angioplasty and intracoronary stent. The infarction was complicated by a mitral insufficiency that led to a mitral valve replacement. Cardiopulmonary bypass was successfully performed with sodium danaparoid (Orgaran), as an alternative to UFH, without thrombotic or haemorrhagic complications and the follow-up was uneventful.
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Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Nov 2001
[An experience with transthoracic echocardiography after heart surgery].
In order to determine if routine use of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) shortly after heart surgery could have a role in postoperative management, we carried out TTE in postoperative patients operated on for CABG or valvular repair. ⋯ TTE can guide postoperative management of patients operated on for heart surgery especially in patients with haemodynamic disturbance. Because of its safety and easiness, TTE may be the first-line examination in these patients before any invasive evaluation.