Acute superior vena cava syndrome resulting from inferior vena cava cross-clamping

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 197-200

  Suriani, Robert J ^a,b   Abel, Mark ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; cross clamping; inferior vena cava; superior vena cava syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY CLAMP; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; HEART OUTPUT; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME;

EID: 0030987143     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(97)90215-9     Document Type: Article

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