Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2003
Comparative StudyContinuous measurement of cardiac output by inert gas throughflow: comparison with thermodilution.
The throughflow method is a new technique for continuous and minimally invasive measurement of cardiac output by the Fick principle, which uses ventilation of the 2 lungs with unequal inspired gas concentrations by means of a double-lumen endobronchial tube. It exploits steady-state gas exchange and thus permits rapid repetition of measurement. ⋯ The throughflow method showed good agreement with thermodilution. It permits continuous cardiac output measurement without the need for sampling of mixed venous blood, using techniques of lung isolation, which are readily available in clinical anesthetic practice.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2003
Thoracic epidural analgesia in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: seven years' experience.
To evaluate the risk of neurologic complications caused by an epidural hematoma in a series of patients who had coronary artery bypass graft surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass under combined general and thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA). ⋯ In this study, some of the benefits previously reported during cardiac surgery under TEA, such as excellent analgesia and early extubation, were confirmed. In addition, the series adds further evidence that adherence to a set of standard safety measures, in this setting, averts the occurrence of symptomatic epidural hematomas.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2003
Letter Case ReportsVancomycin interaction with Haemaccel.