Intraoperative hemodynamic instability during and after separation from cardiopulmonary bypass

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-182

  Denault, André Y ^a   Deschamps, Alain ^a   Couture, Pierre ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Hemodynamic instability

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT;

ACIDOSIS; AORTA BALLOON; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOPROSTHESIS; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CARDIOPLEGIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMBOLISM; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; WEANING;

EID: 77955671118     PISSN: 10892532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089253210376673     Document Type: Review

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