Transesophageal echocardiography as a guide for patient positioning before neurosurgical procedures in semi-sitting position

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 277-281

  Kwapisz, Myron M ^a   Deinsberger, Wolfgang ^a   Müller, Matthias ^a   Nopens, Heike ^a   Neuhäuser, Christoph ^a   Klasen, Joachim ^a   Hempelmann, Gunter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defects; Contrast echocardiography; Neurosurgical procedures; Paradoxical air embolism; Semi sitting position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROSURGERY; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; TIME; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTURE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 5044245444     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008506-200410000-00003     Document Type: Article

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