Life-saving detection of right hemothorax by transesophageal echocardiography after femorofemoral bypass

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2006 Apr;20(2):229-31. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.10.001. Epub 2006 Feb 8.

Authors

Katsumi Harasawa¹, Takashi Maruyama, Yuji Morimoto

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. harak@med.hokudai.ac.jp

PMID: 16616666
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.10.001

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery
Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / adverse effects
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
Female
Femoral Artery / surgery*
Femoral Vein / surgery*
Follow-Up Studies
Hemothorax / diagnostic imaging*
Hemothorax / etiology
Hemothorax / surgery
Humans
Postoperative Complications
Reoperation
Severity of Illness Index
Thoracotomy