Open AccessOutcomes of implementation of enhanced goal directed therapy in high-risk patients undergoing abdominal surgery
Author(s) -
Lakshmi Kumar,
Yamini Sivani Kanneganti,
Sunil Rajan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.155000
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , general surgery
Advanced monitoring targeting haemodynamic and oxygenation variables can improve outcomes of surgery in high-risk patients. We aimed to assess the impact of goal directed therapy (GDT) targeting cardiac index (CI) and oxygen extraction ratio (O2ER) on outcomes of high-risk patients undergoing abdominal surgery.