Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jun 2003
Comparative StudyNoninvasive carbon dioxide monitoring during one-lung ventilation: end-tidal versus transcutaneous techniques.
To compare transcutaneous CO(2) (TCCO(2)) and end-tidal CO(2) (ETCO(2)) monitoring during one-lung ventilation (OLV). ⋯ During OLV, TCCO(2) monitoring provides a more accurate estimate of PaCO(2) than ET techniques.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jun 2003
Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparison of minithoracotomy and conventional sternotomy approaches for valve surgery.
To compare patients undergoing valve surgery through a minithoracotomy approach with a matched group undergoing conventional valve surgery. ⋯ These results suggest that valve surgery is feasible in many cases through minithoracotomy. Nevertheless, this approach increases surgical complexity and in this comparative study no significant benefit was shown.