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Intraoperative perfusion echocardiography.

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Aronson, S; Wiencek, JG
Published in: J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
February 1994

The ability to assess perfusion intraoperatively should enable end-organ evaluation of the effects of therapeutic choices and provide a basis for understanding the mechanisms of disease. Several experimental techniques for assessment of tissue perfusion are being evaluated; contrast echocardiography appears to be adaptable to the perioperative setting because of its portability and relatively modest cost. With further improvements in commercial ultrasound imaging devices and ultrasonic contrast agents, intraoperative contrast echocardiography may prove to be a technique for quantitation of tissue perfusion. Contrast echocardiography is currently being used intraoperatively to assess cardioplegia distribution, coronary bypass graft patency, and coronary artery collateral vessel distribution. In addition, relative change in renal blood flow can be assessed during renal transplant surgery. With continued advancement of ultrasound technology providing linear (or known) acoustic signal response and wider dynamic range for detection of small and large concentrations of contrast agents, tissue blood flow may soon be evaluated with even greater precision.

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J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth

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ISSN

1053-0770

Publication Date

February 1994

Volume

8

Issue

1

Start / End Page

97 / 107

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Safety
  • Perfusion
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Humans
  • Echocardiography
  • Contrast Media
  • Animals
  • Anesthesiology
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
 

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Aronson, S., & Wiencek, J. G. (1994). Intraoperative perfusion echocardiography. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 8(1), 97–107. https://doi.org/10.1016/1053-0770(94)90021-3
Aronson, S., and J. G. Wiencek. “Intraoperative perfusion echocardiography.J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 8, no. 1 (February 1994): 97–107. https://doi.org/10.1016/1053-0770(94)90021-3.
Aronson S, Wiencek JG. Intraoperative perfusion echocardiography. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1994 Feb;8(1):97–107.
Aronson, S., and J. G. Wiencek. “Intraoperative perfusion echocardiography.J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, vol. 8, no. 1, Feb. 1994, pp. 97–107. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/1053-0770(94)90021-3.
Aronson S, Wiencek JG. Intraoperative perfusion echocardiography. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1994 Feb;8(1):97–107.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth

DOI

ISSN

1053-0770

Publication Date

February 1994

Volume

8

Issue

1

Start / End Page

97 / 107

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Safety
  • Perfusion
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Humans
  • Echocardiography
  • Contrast Media
  • Animals
  • Anesthesiology
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology