Open AccessRoutine preoperative doppler ultrasound examination of arterial system in patients undergoing cardiac surgery is beneficial: A retrospective study
Author(s) -
Murali Chakravarthy,
Dattatreya Prabhakumar,
Benak Shivalingappa,
Sanjana Rao,
Sumant Padgaonkar,
Rajathadri Hosur,
Chidananda Harivelam,
Vivek Jawali
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of cardiac anaesthesia/annals of cardiac anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 0974-5181
pISSN - 0971-9784
DOI - 10.4103/aca.aca_18_19
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiopulmonary bypass , surgery , cardiac surgery , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , vascular disease , incidence (geometry) , cardiology , physics , optics
Presence of peripheral vascular disease enhances surgical risk in cardiac surgical patients. Prior knowledge of peripheral arterial disease may help the physician make changes in the monitoring and cardiopulmonary bypass cannulation plans. It is claimed that the incidence of peripheral vascular disease in cardiac surgical patients ranges from 11 to 30%.