Detection of Right to Left Shunt by Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Patient with Postoperative Hypoxemia
Intracardiac right to left shunt through a patent foramen ovale (PFO) may result in the development of hypoxemia after cardiac surgery. Cardiac tamponade and mechanical ventilation with high positive end-expiratory pressure are the most common factors responsible for enhancing intracardiac right to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092966460960139X |