Microcirculatory alterations in critically ill patients: Pathophysiology, monitoring and treatments;Altérations de la microcirculation dans les états de choc: Physiopathologie, surveillance et traitement

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-144

  Siegenthaler, N ^a   Giraud, R ^a   Piriou, V ^b   Romand, J A ^a   Bendjelid, K ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Microcirculation; Monitoring; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; CARVEDILOL; DOBUTAMINE; HEPARIN; MIDAZOLAM; NEBIVOLOL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROPOFOL;

CAPILLARY FLOW; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROTHROMBUS; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; SEPSIS; SHEAR STRESS; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MICROCIRCULATION; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK;

EID: 77950516641     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2009.10.023     Document Type: Short Survey

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