Cardiovascular System
30. Oct 2015
Postoperative volume balance: does stroke volume increase in Trendelenburg's position?
In healthy humans, stroke volume (SV) and cardiac output (CO) do not increase with expansion of the central blood volume by head-down tilt or administration of fluid. Here, we exposed 85 patients to Trendelenburg's position about one hour after surgery while cardiovascular variables were determined …
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- Frost H,
- Mortensen CR,
- Secher NH,
- Nielsen HB,