Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2020
Artificial Intelligence-Based Assessment of Indices of Right Ventricular Function.
Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular (RV) function is based largely on visual estimation of tricuspid annulus and motion of the free wall. Regional strain analysis has provided an objective measure of myocardial performance assessment, but is limited in use by vendor-specific software. The study was designed to investigate statistical correlation between RV region-specific strain and echocardiographic parameters of RV function using a vendor-neutral RV-specific strain assessment program. ⋯ RV function can be assessed objectively by strain analyses across different platforms using the artificial intelligence-based vendor-neutral strain analysis software. There is a statistically significant correlation between strain values and conventional 2-dimensional echocardiographic parameters of RV function.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2020
Implementation of On-table Extubation After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery in the Developing World.
In the recent years there has been increasing trend towards the practice of on-table extubation after pediatric cardiac surgery among practitioner in European and non-European countries. In this article we share our experience with on-table extubation among children after cardiac surgery in the developing world supported with the currently available literature.