Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2008
The effects of vasodilation on cardiac output measured by PiCCO.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of vasodilation on cardiac output (CO) measured by pulse contour method using PiCCO (Pulsion Medical Systems AG, Munich, Germany) in comparison with CO by the thermodilution method. ⋯ PiCCO may not be an alternative to thermodilution measurement without recalibration when SVR decreases by infusion of PGE1 > or = 0.02 microg/kg/min.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2008
Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) III outcome prediction after major vascular surgery.
To investigate the performance of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) III scoring system in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after major vascular surgery. ⋯ The APACHE III scoring system discriminates well between survivors and nonsurvivors after major vascular surgery, but calibration of the model is poor.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2008
Myocardial performance index is a predictor of outcome after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
Perioperative measurement of the myocardial performance index (MPI) with transesophageal echocardiography in patients undergoing elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and its association with outcome. ⋯ The MPI is an easily obtained echocardiographic measure of global ventricular performance, which can be measured perioperatively and may be useful as a prospective risk stratification index for patients undergoing elective abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery.