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Effect of Head Rotation on Cerebral Blood Velocity in the Prone Position

Background. The prone position is applied to facilitate surgery of the back and to improve oxygenation in the respirator-treated patient. In particular, with positive pressure ventilation the prone position reduces venous return to the heart and in turn cardiac output (CO) with consequences for cere...

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Autores principales: Højlund, Jakob, Sandmand, Marie, Sonne, Morten, Mantoni, Teit, Jørgensen, Henrik L., Belhage, Bo, van Lieshout, Johannes J., Pott, Frank C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3440850/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22988456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/647258