BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hemodynamic instability can occur acutely after carotid angioplasty and stent placement (CAS). We performed this study to determine the frequency of hemodynamic instability in a series of patients who underwent CAS and to analyze factors associated with development of postprocedural hemodynamic events. METHODS We reviewed medical records and angiograms in a series of 51...

Background:Organophosphates are commercially available agrochemicals for pest control, but may be abused for deliberate self-poisoning. We report a case of suicidal ingestion of dimethoate, a moderately toxic organophosphate insecticide, which can cause refractory hemodynamic instability, and the successful use of methylene blue (MB) for counteracting this complication. Case Presentation: An u...

BACKGROUND Minimization of hemodynamic instability during renal replacement therapy (RRT) in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) is often challenging. We examined the relative hemodynamic tolerability of sustained low efficiency dialysis (SLED) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in critically ill patients with AKI. We also compared the feasibility of SLED administration with th...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Myocardial revascularization (MR) in patients with ventricular hypertrophy and/or dysfunction is frequently performed without cardiopulmonary bypass (CB), since it can be difficult to wean those patients off CB. Intraoperative control demands strict hemodynamic adjustment, as well as partial clamping of the aorta to minimize hemodynamic changes. The objective of this s...

background:organophosphates are commercially available agrochemicals for pest control, but may be abused for deliberate self-poisoning. we report a case of suicidal ingestion of dimethoate, a moderately toxic organophosphate insecticide, which can cause refractory hemodynamic instability, and the successful use of methylene blue (mb) for counteracting this complication. case presentation: an un...

INTRODUCTION Thoracic surgery frequently requires one-lung ventilation (OLV). Hemodynamic changes are significant during OLV and surgical manipulation and precise management of fluid administration is vital to postoperative recovery and surgical outcome. The FloTrac system, a minimally invasive hemodynamic monitoring device, with continuous cardiac output (CO) and stroke volume variation (SVV) ...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The duration of the QRS interval measured by ECG is a marker of ventricular dysfunction and indicates a poor prognosis. Its value in patients undergoing coronary revascularization surgery has not been established. METHODS The study involved 203 consecutive patients (age 64+/-9 years, 74% male) scheduled for elective coronary surgery. The maximum QRS duration measur...