Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Feb 2000
Respiratory jugular venodilation: a new landmark for right internal jugular vein puncture in ventilated patients.
To report a new technique for right internal jugular vein puncture using respiratory jugular venodilation as a landmark for vein location. ⋯ Respiratory jugular venodilation can be identified in a large proportion of ventilated patients. This experience suggests that respiratory jugular venodilation could be favorably used as the primary landmark for right internal jugular vein puncture in anesthetized patients.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Feb 2000
Assessment of systematic use of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography during cardiac surgery in adults: a prospective study of 203 patients.
To determine the usefulness of systematic intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in a cardiac surgical unit. ⋯ It is concluded that systematic intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography significantly affected decision making in this cardiac surgical unit. Its routine use in all cardiac surgical patients is recommended.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Feb 2000
Bypass flow, mean arterial pressure, and cerebral perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass in dogs.
To determine if normal cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) pump flows maintain cerebral perfusion in the context of reduced mean arterial pressure at 33 degrees C. ⋯ Over the range of flows typical in adult CPB at 33 degrees C, pump flow does not have an effect on cerebral perfusion independent of its effect on mean arterial pressure. A targeted pump flow per se is not sufficient to maintain cerebral perfusion if mean arterial blood pressure is reduced.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Dec 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialSevoflurane versus isoflurane in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a hemodynamic and recovery study.
To determine if sevoflurane provides comparable hemodynamics and recovery characteristics to isoflurane in cardiac anesthesia. ⋯ At MAC equivalent doses, sevoflurane showed comparable hemodynamics to isoflurane. Both agents when used as the primary anesthetic showed similar recovery characteristics, with no statistical difference between them at any stage of the study.