2017
Bridging the Educational Gap in Thoracic Anesthesia
Popescu WM, Heerdt PM. Bridging the Educational Gap in Thoracic Anesthesia. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2017, 31: 1359-1360. PMID: 28800993, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.05.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Non-invasive cardiac output monitoring for cesarean delivery under epidural anesthesia in a patient with Marfan syndrome and cardiomyopathy
Beaudry S, Pick J, Heerdt P. Non-invasive cardiac output monitoring for cesarean delivery under epidural anesthesia in a patient with Marfan syndrome and cardiomyopathy. International Journal Of Obstetric Anesthesia 2015, 25: 82-85. PMID: 26718697, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2015.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-invasive cardiac output monitoringCardiac outputCardiac output monitoringCesarean deliveryStroke volumeEpidural anesthesiaBaseline valuesMarfan syndromeLeft ventricular ejection fractionOutput monitoringUse of phenylephrineEnd of surgeryIntravascular volume depletionMaternal cardiac outputMitral valve replacementSystemic blood pressureAdequate surgical anesthesiaClose hemodynamic monitoringVentricular ejection fractionAcute blood lossAcute volume overloadStroke volume increaseValve replacementBlood lossBlood pressure