Challenges for the anesthesiologist: Robotics?

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-2

  Nifong, L Wiley ^a   Chitwood Jr , W Randolph ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHESIST; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA OCCLUSION; AORTA SURGERY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CARDIOPLEGIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CORONARY SINUS; DEVICE; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; EDITORIAL; FEMORAL VEIN; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MITRAL VALVE; NURSE; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; ROBOTICS; STERNOTOMY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGEON; THORAX WALL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CONSTRICTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0037221481     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200301000-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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