Microbubbles detection during cardiopulmonary bypass with transoesophageal echocardiography: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Microembolic signals are usually detected with transcranial doppler during cardiac surgery.This report focuses on suggesting the transesophageal echocardiography as a different diagnostic approach to detect microemboli during cardiopulmonary bypass.

Case presentation

A 58 year old male patient, caucasian race, was operated on video assisted minimally invasive mitral valve repair using right minithoracotomy approach. His past medical history included an uncontrolled hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, carotid arteries stenosis. The extracorporeal circulation was performed with femoral-femoral artery and venous approach. Negative pressure for vacuum assist venous drainage was applied in order to facilitate venous blood return. The pati

SUBMITTER: Zanatta P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2542348 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature