Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2004
Comparative StudyIntraoperative fluid management during orthotopic liver transplantation.
To assess clinical safety of a low central venous pressure (CVP) fluid management strategy in patients undergoing liver transplantation. ⋯ Despite success in lowering blood transfusion requirements in liver resection patients, a low CVP should be avoided in patients undergoing liver transplantation.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2004
Comparative StudyPredictors of inotrope use during separation from cardiopulmonary bypass.
To identify the demographic, clinical, and echocardiographic features that predict the use of inotropic support at separation from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). ⋯ Incorporating data from a comprehensive intraoperative TEE examination, the authors identified 6 reproducible factors that independently predict the use of inotropic support at separation from CPB.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2004
The incidence and risk of acute renal failure after cardiac surgery.
To evaluate outcome and risk factors of acute renal failure in a surgical population with or without preoperative renal dysfunction. ⋯ This study confirms that acute renal failure is one of the major complications of cardiac surgery, identifies the risk factors, and suggests that optimizing cardiac output and reducing CPB time could improve the outcome of patients at high risk of acute renal failure.