2008
Practice Patterns in Choice of Left Double-Lumen Tube Size for Thoracic Surgery
Amar D, Desiderio DP, Heerdt PM, Kolker AC, Zhang H, Thaler HT. Practice Patterns in Choice of Left Double-Lumen Tube Size for Thoracic Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2008, 106: 379-383. PMID: 18227288, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181602e41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble-lumen tubeFr double lumen tubeLung isolationDLT repositioningThoracic surgeryDouble-lumen tube sizeSized double-lumen tubePilot studyIntraoperative outcome measuresLeft mainstem bronchusProspective pilot studyIntraoperative hypoxemiaAirway traumaTransient hypoxemiaFiberoptic bronchoscopyMainstem bronchusIntraoperative outcomesSimilar incidenceBronchial cuffDLT sizePractice patternsOutcome measuresSurgeryHypoxemiaPatients
1996
Nitric oxide synthesis inhibition and right ventricular systolic function in swine
Heerdt P, Pleimann B. Nitric oxide synthesis inhibition and right ventricular systolic function in swine. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 1996, 10: 909-914. PMID: 8969400, DOI: 10.1016/s1053-0770(96)80055-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRV end-diastolic pressureTotal arterial resistanceL-NAMERV afterloadPA elastanceArterial resistanceNitric oxide synthesis inhibitor NG-nitroNitric oxide synthesis inhibitionRight ventricular systolic functionL-arginine methyl esterMean PA pressurePulmonary arterial pressureRight ventricular contractilityVentricular systolic functionEnd-diastolic pressureIndex of contractilityPeak ejection rateUniversity animal laboratoryLarge pulmonary vesselsIndex of RVRV powerArterial pressureSystolic functionNG-nitroResistance vessels