Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2001
Ultra-fast-track anesthetic technique facilitates operating room extubation in patients undergoing off-pump coronary revascularization surgery.
To determine if implementation of ultra-fast-track anesthetic (UFTA) technique facilitates operating room extubation in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. ⋯ Implementation of UFTA technique provided adequate hemodynamic control and facilitated operating room extubation in all patients. The impact of UFTA on earlier patient discharge and actual cost savings within a fully integrated post-cardiac surgery unit requires further evaluation.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2001
Flow dependency of error in thermodilution measurement of cardiac output during acute tricuspid regurgitation.
To evaluate the effect of variable degrees of tricuspid regurgitation on thermodilution cardiac output measurements during changes in venous return. ⋯ These data show that acute tricuspid regurgitation may produce underestimation of cardiac output by thermodilution when flow is relatively high, produce overestimation when flow is relatively low, or have minimal effect when flow is in the midrange.