Evaluation of the right ventricular ejection fraction during orthotopic liver transplantation under propofol anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-165

  Gouvea G ^a   Diaz, R ^a   Auler, L ^a   Martinho, J M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GERAL DE BONSUCESSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, i.v. infusion; Anaesthetics i.v., propofol; Liver, transplantation; Measurement techniques, thermodilution; Monitoring, cardiopulmonary

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALBUMIN; APROTININ; ATRACURIUM; NORADRENALIN; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLOID; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG ARTERY CATHETER; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODILUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47249145974     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen145     Document Type: Article

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