Markers of hemodynamic state and heart failure as predictors for outcome in cardiac surgery : with special reference to mixed venous oxygen saturation and natriuretic peptides

Postoperative heart failure or low cardiac output syndrome is the major cause for morbidity and mortality in cardiac surgery. Unfortunately commonly used methods to assess hemodynamic state and heart failure are not well documented with regard to outcome. The aim for this dissertation was to study t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holm, Jonas
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Avdelningen för kardiovaskulär medicin 2013
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-97336
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7519-541-4 (print)