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Intraoperative echocardiographic study of air embolism during cardiac operations

1995; Elsevier BV; Volume: 60; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0003-4975(95)00577-8

ISSN

1552-6259

Autores

Jens Tingleff, F Joyce, Gösta Pettersson,

Tópico(s)

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

Resumo

Background.Central nervous system damage remains a feared complication after heart operations.Air embolism (AE) is one of several possible causes of central nervous system damage.In previous studies, intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (ITEE) has been used to detect AE, but identification of the periods of risk and the origin of AE is lacking.Methods.Two groups of patients undergoing elective heart operations were studied with ITEE.Group I consisted of 15 patients undergoing true "open heart" operations, either aortic or mitral valve.Group II consisted of 15 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

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