This consensus statement by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) describes the significant role of a basic …

Transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) is a standard and indispensable technique in
clinical practice. The present recommendations represent an update and extension of the …

Recent guidelines have been published providing detailed guidance on specific
echocardiographic diagnostic criteria for measurements of diastolic function, chamber …

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of medical
conditions but to date only one official position paper related to left circulation …

Background The benefit of the sitting position for surgery of the posterior fossa and cervical
spine is still a matter of controversy. In our study we analyzed the outcome after sitting …

Objective To analyze the actual risk for patients with a patent foramen ovale (PFO) to
experience a clinically relevant venous air embolism (VAE) during surgery performed in the …

OBJECTIVE Historically, performing neurosurgery with the patient in the sitting position
offered advantages such as improved visualization and gravity-assisted retraction. However …

Craniotomy in sitting position: anesthesiology management : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Craniotomy in sitting position: anesthesiology management : Current …

The perioperative goals for supratentorial craniotomy are to reduce the risk of secondary
insult to the brain by maintaining intracranial and systemic homeostasis, optimize surgical …

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) concerns nearly a quarter of the general population and
incidence may reach up to 50% in patients with cryptogenic stroke. Recent randomized …