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Continuous monitoring of cardiac output postoperatively using an implantable Doppler probe.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2943016     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The authors evolved a Doppler probe which can be attached to the ascending aorta intraoperatively. Using a pulsed echo Doppler flowmeter operating at 2 mHz, cardiac output was continuously measured during the first 2 days after open-heart surgery in 20 patients. The internal diameter of the aorta was assessed with ultrasound echo technique. The probe was fixed to the ascending aorta with a double suture through the adventitia. The suture was tightened by means of a long tourniquet which was passed through an infraxiphoid skin incision, between the two chest drains. A stable position providing adequate signals was achieved by use of probes with stabilizing "side flaps". In 8 cases the method was compared with the thermodilution technique using Swan-Ganz catheters. Analysis of 44 simultaneously performed measurements revealed a highly significant correlation between the two methods, and the results remained comparable throughout the 48-hour test period. There were no complications and all the probes could be easily removed.
Authors:
J L Svennevig; A Grip; H Lindberg; O Geiran; K V Hall
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Scandinavian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery     Volume:  20     ISSN:  0036-5580     ISO Abbreviation:  Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg     Publication Date:  1986  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1986-09-16     Completed Date:  1986-09-16     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0121343     Medline TA:  Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg     Country:  SWEDEN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  145-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cardiac Output*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Female
Humans
Male
Monitoring, Physiologic / methods*
Postoperative Care
Rheology

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