Pharmacomechanical thrombolysis for phlegmasia cerulea dolens.

Phlegmasia cerulea dolens (PCD) is limb-threatening. Traditional treatments are very morbid. We examine the efficacy of percutaneous treatment of PCD.

The effects of intraoperative fenoldopam on renal blood flow and tubular function following suprarenal aortic cross-clamping.

This study evaluated the effect of fenoldopam, a selective dopamine (DA1) agonist, on renal blood flow and renal tubular function following renal ischemia induced by suprarenal aortic cross-clamping. Twenty anesthetized research pigs received either fenoldopam (10 micro g/kg/min; n = 10) or saline ( n = 10) beginning 20 min before suprarenal aortic cross-clamping and continuing for 20 min after clamp release, for a total infusion time of 160 min (120-min cross-clamp). Recordings of renal blood flow, mean arterial pressure, and heart rate were taken at baseline, during cross-clamping, and immediately postclamp.