A fine balance - One-lung ventilation in a patient with Eisenmenger syndrome

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 587-590

  Heller, Axel R ^a   Litz, R J ^a   Koch, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, epidural; Complications, atrial heart septum defect; Complications, pulmonary hypertension; Lung, thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; FENTANYL; FIBRINOGEN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; OXYGEN; PANCURONIUM; PROPOFOL; PROSTACYCLIN; ROPIVACAINE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CIRCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG INFUSION; EISENMENGER COMPLEX; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; LUNG VENTILATION; PLEURA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; THORACIC CAVITY; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIOPSY; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; LUNG; LUNG DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BIOPSY; BLOOD PRESSURE; EISENMENGER COMPLEX; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; OXYGEN; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 1842432515     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh104     Document Type: Article

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