Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in the early detection of acute tamponade after laser extraction of a defibrillator lead

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 654-656

  Swanton, Brian J ^a   Keane, David ^a   Vlahakes, Gus J ^a   Streckenbach, Scott C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE PERFORATION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LASER SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT MONITORING; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL RISK; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0041828567     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000074234.13373.E7     Document Type: Article

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