Pro: Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Should Be Used for All Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 606-612

  Hoffman, George M ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiopulmonary bypass; cerebral blood flow; cerebral hypoxia; metabolism; near infrared spectroscopy; neurologic complications

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN METABOLISM; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NERVE INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIMETER; OXIMETRY; OXYGENATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 33746349282     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2006.05.019     Document Type: Note

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