Early diagnosis of superior vena cava obstruction facilitated by the use of cerebral oximetry

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1101-1103

  Vernick, William J ^a   Oware, Audrey ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac surgery; cerebral oximetry; superior vena cava syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STERNOTOMY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VENOUS CONGESTION;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CONSTRICTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MITRAL VALVE; OXIMETRY; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 82255193442     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2010.08.018     Document Type: Article

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