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1 What happens after pneumonectomy
What happens after pneumonectomy? A prospective study using the transpulmonary thermodilution method  Francesco Leo, MD, PhD, Marco Tullii, MD, Laura Della Grazia, MD, Anna Attanasio, MD, Antonella Tosoni, MD, Gianfranco Manfredi, MD, Marco Venturino, MD, Lorenzo Spaggiari, MD, PhD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 135, Issue 1, Pages (January 2008) DOI: /j.jtcvs Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Modifications of cardiac index (CI) at baseline and during the first 24 hours after pneumonectomy. The stable increase in cardiac index over the first 24 postoperative hours is evident. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 In 3 patients, cardiac index decreased after pneumonectomy. In such a situation, 6 hours after surgery a significant increase of extravascular lung water (EVLW) was recorded. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions


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