Prostaglandin E1 and intrapulmonary shunt in cardiac surgical patients with pulmonary hypertension
Heerdt P, Weiss C. Prostaglandin E1 and intrapulmonary shunt in cardiac surgical patients with pulmonary hypertension. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1990, 49: 463-465. PMID: 2106846, DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(90)90257-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary vascular resistancePulmonary capillary wedge pressureCapillary wedge pressurePulmonary arterial pressureSystemic vascular resistanceVascular resistanceIntrapulmonary shuntPulmonary hypertensionProstaglandin E1Wedge pressureArterial pressureSurgical patientsCardiac outputElevated pulmonary vascular resistanceMean pulmonary arterial pressureAdult respiratory distress syndromeMixed venous oxygen tensionPulmonary vascular responseCardiac surgical patientsRight atrial pressureRespiratory distress syndromeProstaglandin E1 infusionPulmonary arterial catheterRadial arterial cannulaVenous oxygen tension