Fig. 12.1 Pathophysiology of respiratory mechanics in a thoracic postoperative patient. The figures illustrate airway (blue) and oesophageal (pink) pressure-time curves of a patient in respiratory distress in spontaneous breathing…
Adverse pulmonary event Definition Observation Acute respiratory failure Postoperative PaO2 <60 mmHg on room air, a PaO2/FIO2 ratio <300 mmHg, or arterial oxyhemoglobin saturation measured with pulse oximetry <90 %…
Resection name Indication Surgical resection Disadvantages Cervical esophageal resection Carcinoma of the cervical esophagus Removal of portions of the pharynx, the larynx, the thyroid gland, and portions of the proximal…
Stage Clinical status I Only ocular involvement II IIa IIb Generalized mild muscle weakness Predominantly affects limb and axial muscles Predominantly bulbar involvement or respiratory weakness III IIIa IIIb Generalized…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Mert Şentürk and Mukadder Orhan Sungur (eds.)Postoperative Care in Thoracic Surgery10.1007/978-3-319-19908-5_3 3. Does It Matter How I Ventilate the Patient During the Operation? Laszlo L. Szegedi1 (1) Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel and Vrije…
Fig. 1.1 Two- and three-dimensional transducers. Schematic drawing showing the main characteristics of two- (left panel) and three-dimensional (right panel) transducers Modern 3DE matrix-array transducers are composed of about 3000…
Fig. 7.1 3D real time image showing an ostium secundum atrial septal defect from the right atrium with the catheter crossing trough it during percutaneous closure Fig. 7.2 Live 3D…
Fig. 3.1 Full volume 3D four-chamber acquisition focus on the left ventricle for posterior analysis If the entire LV is included in the volume data set, the left ventricular shape,…
Fig. 9.1 Relative spatial resolution in axial, lateral and elevation planes Table 9.1 Optimal approach for RT3DE of CHD Structure TTE TEE Additional information MV/LAVV A4C PLAX PSAX en face…
Fig. 6.1 Different modalities of 3D Strain graphic representations. Left: Plastic Bag view;Middle: Wires view; Right: Doughnuts view. With the current settings, yellow colour indicates high values of strain for…
