Image quality using a micromultiplane transesophageal echocardiography probe in older children during cardiac surgery

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 445-447

  Scohy, Thierry V ^a   Gommers, Diederik ^a   Schepp, Marieke N ^a   McGhie, Jackie ^b   De Jong, Nico ^a   Bogers, Ad J J C ^b  

^a Department of Anaesthesiology ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; PANCURONIUM; SUFENTANIL;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LETTER; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSDUCER; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VENTILATOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE;

EID: 70149119322     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32831bd8d4     Document Type: Letter

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