Near-infrared spectroscopy for monitoring leg perfusion during minimally invasive surgery for patients with congenital heart defects

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Mar;143(3):756-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.11.005. Epub 2011 Dec 3.

Authors

Vladimiro L Vida¹, Massimo A Padalino, Giovanna Boccuzzo, Giovanni Stellin

Affiliation

¹ Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. vladimirovida@yahoo.it

PMID: 22143098
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.11.005

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
Cardiopulmonary Bypass / adverse effects
Cardiopulmonary Bypass / methods*
Catheterization, Peripheral*
Child
Femoral Artery / physiopathology*
Heart Defects, Congenital / physiopathology
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
Humans
Italy
Linear Models
Lower Extremity / blood supply*
Middle Aged
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods*
Oximetry*
Predictive Value of Tests
Regional Blood Flow
Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared*
Young Adult