Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jan 2015
Impact of a Focused Transthoracic Echocardiography Training Course for Rescue Applications Among Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Practitioners: A Prospective Study.
To investigate the impact of a sequence of educational interventions in a one-day course on focused transthoracic echocardiography (FOTE) by anesthesia and critical care practitioners. ⋯ A FOTE training course improves image acquisition skills and knowledge to the same level independently of professional background and level of experience in critical care ultrasound.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jan 2015
Improved Performance of the Fourth-Generation FloTrac/Vigileo System for Tracking Cardiac Output Changes.
The aims of this study were to compare cardiac output (CO) measured by the new fourth-generation FloTrac™/Vigileo™ system (Version 4.00) (COFVS) with that measured by a pulmonary artery catheter (COREF), and to investigate the ability of COFVS to track CO changes induced by increased peripheral resistance. ⋯ The trending ability of the new fourth-generation FloTrac™/Vigileo™ system after increased vasomotor tone was greatly improved compared with previous versions; however, the discrepancy of the new system in CO measurement was not clinically acceptable, as in previous versions. For clinical application in critically ill patients, this vasomotor tone-dependent disagreement must be decreased.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jan 2015
Observational StudyPreoperative Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Atrial Arrhythmias After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.
To assess the association of preoperative brain natriuretic peptide with atrial arrhythmias and length of stay after cardiac surgery. ⋯ The results indicated that elevated brain natriuretic peptide was associated with increased risk of atrial arrhythmias and prolonged length of hospital stay after cardiac surgery. Identifying at-risk patients is important to guide preventative strategies for postoperative atrial arrhythmias.