Ventricular Cardiac-Assist Devices in Infants and Children: Anesthetic Considerations

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 617-621

  Schindler, Ehrenfried ^a,c   Müller, Matthias ^b   Kwapisz, Myron ^b   Akintürk, Hakan ^b   Valeske, Klaus ^b   Thul, Josef ^b   Hempelmann, Gunter ^a  

^a German Pediatric Heart Center   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^c Asklepios Klinik Sankt Augustin   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Assist device; Cardiac anesthesia; Heart transplantation; Neonates

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOBUTAMINE; ENOXIMONE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; MILRINONE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYOCARDITIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0142094655     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(03)00206-4     Document Type: Article

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