The use of current hemodynamic monitors and echocardiography in resuscitation of the critically ill or injured patient

International Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 31-59

  Josephs, Sean A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

AORTA INJURY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART INJURY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEASUREMENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE OXYGENATION; URINE VOLUME;

BLOOD VOLUME; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OXYGEN; RESUSCITATION; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34447343375     PISSN: 00205907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AIA.0b013e31811ed44b     Document Type: Review

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