2010
Bivalirudin utilization in cardiac surgery: shifting anticoagulation from indirect to direct thrombin inhibition
Anand SX, Viles-Gonzalez JF, Mahboobi SK, Heerdt PM. Bivalirudin utilization in cardiac surgery: shifting anticoagulation from indirect to direct thrombin inhibition. Journal Canadien D'anesthésie 2010, 58: 296-311. PMID: 21136312, DOI: 10.1007/s12630-010-9423-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular graft patencyCardiac surgerySurgical proceduresGraft patencyCoronary artery bypass graft proceduresThrombin inhibitionCardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) trialBypass graft proceduresCardiac surgical proceduresVascular surgical proceduresOptimal clinical outcomesDirect thrombin inhibitionAdditional relevant articlesAnticoagulation protocolCardiopulmonary bypassUnfractionated heparinClinical outcomesSimilar safetySurgery TrialEfficacy profilePotential complicationsGraft proceduresUnited States National LibraryCardiac anesthesiologistsReference lists
1992
Comparison of cardiac output measured by intrapulmonary artery doppler, thermodilution, and electromagnetometry
Heerdt P, Pond C, Blessios G, Rosenbloom M. Comparison of cardiac output measured by intrapulmonary artery doppler, thermodilution, and electromagnetometry. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1992, 54: 959-966. PMID: 1417293, DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(92)90660-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiopulmonary bypassCardiac outputElective coronary artery bypassIntrapulmonary artery DopplerCardiac surgical patientsCoronary artery bypassCardiac output measurementsArtery DopplerArtery bypassSurgical patientsCatheter withdrawalCatheter systemThermodilutionBypassPatientsDoppler transducerMedian absolute errorModerate correlationPresent studyEM flowElectromagnetic flowDecannulationAortaMalposition