Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 795-801 , December 2009

Prospective Randomized Study of Early Pulmonary Evaluation of Patients Scheduled for Aortic Valve Surgery Performed by Ministernotomy or Total Median Sternotomy

  • Joachim Calderon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care II, Pr Gérard Janvier, Cardiologic Hospital of Haut-Lévêque, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Joachim Calderon, MD, S.A.R. 2, Service du Pr G. Janvier, C.H.U. de Bordeaux, Hôpital Cardiologique Haut-Lévêque, Avenue de Magellan, 33604 Pessac Cedex, France
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  • Philippe Richebe, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Service of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care II, Pr Gérard Janvier, Cardiologic Hospital of Haut-Lévêque, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
    • ,
  • Jean Philippe Guibaud, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service of Cardiac Surgery, Pr Xavier Roques, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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  • Alain Coiffic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care II, Pr Gérard Janvier, Cardiologic Hospital of Haut-Lévêque, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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  • Olivier Branchard, CRA

      Affiliations

    • Service of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care II, Pr Gérard Janvier, Cardiologic Hospital of Haut-Lévêque, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
    • ,
  • Julien Asselineau, MS

      Affiliations

    • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Bordeaux, France
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  • Gérard Janvier, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Service of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care II, Pr Gérard Janvier, Cardiologic Hospital of Haut-Lévêque, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Pessac, France

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 Supported by the University Hospital of Bordeaux and the French Ministry of Research (PHRC program).

PII: S1053-0770(09)00084-6

doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.03.011

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 795-801 , December 2009

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