Torakal elektrisk impedans og væskebalance ved operationer på aorta

Translated title of the contribution: Thoracic electrical impedance and fluid balance during aortic surgery

Ferdinand Jónsson, Per Madsen, Lisbeth G. Jørgensen, Mogens Lunding, Niels H. Secher

Abstract

Indices of fluid balance were evaluated during and after aortic surgery in 16 consecutive patients. Thoracic electrical impedance (TI), heart rate (HR), central venous (CVP), pulmonary artery mean (PAMP), pulmonary wedge (PWP) and mean arterial (MAP) pressures as well as fourteen arterial and venous blood gas variables were followed. Consistent with a reduction of TI during the operation, fluid balance was in excess, and it remained elevated on the first postoperative morning. The HR, MAP and PWP remained stable, while CVP and PAMP decreased. Of the determined variables only TI revealed a meaningful correlation to fluid balance (rho=-0.41; p<0.01). The results indicate that while central venous and pulmonary artery mean pressures gave the impression of a volume deficit, the positive fluid balance was mirrored by thoracic electrical impedance.

Translated title of the contributionThoracic electrical impedance and fluid balance during aortic surgery
Original languageGerman
JournalUgeskrift for Laeger
Volume158
Issue number44
Pages (from-to)6256-6259
Number of pages4
ISSN0041-5782
Publication statusPublished - 1996

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