Early diagnosis of superior vena cava obstruction facilitated by the use of cerebral oximetry.
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. vernickw@uphs.upenn.edu
William J
WJ
Vernick
Audrey
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Oware
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000502:physiology; D003250:Constriction; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods*; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology