Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is beneficial for hemodynamic stabilization during left ventricular assist device implantation in children

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 390-395

  Scohy, Thierry V ^a   Gommers, Diederik ^a   Maat, Alexander P W M ^a   Dejong, Peter L ^a   Bogers, Ad J J C ^a   Hofland, Jan ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Intraoperative; LVAD; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANNULA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 62449323665     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02917.x     Document Type: Article

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