Publications by authors named "Tovar-Doncel M"
Background: Point-of-care arterial blood gas (ABG) is a blood measurement test and a useful diagnostic tool that assists with treatment and therefore improves clinical outcomes. However, numerically reported test results make rapid interpretation difficult or open to interpretation. The arterial blood gas algorithm (ABG-a) is a new digital diagnostics solution that can provide clinicians with real-time interpretation of preliminary data on safety features, oxygenation, acid-base disturbances and renal profile.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSublingual microcirculation in pancreatico-biliary surgery: An observational study.
Clin Hemorheol Microcirc
November 2019
Background: An observational cohort study was conducted to identify potential sublingual microcirculation parameters as a target for goal-directed fluid therapy.
Methods: Patients that were scheduled for an open elective pancreatico-biliary surgery in Erasmus Medical Center were included. All patients underwent sublingual microcirculatory measurement at three time points: one day before surgery (T0), within the first 24 hours after surgery (T1) and on the fourth day after surgery (T2).
Background: Little is known about the microcirculatory alterations in patients with chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI). We hypothesized that patients with CMI have an impaired microcirculatory function and show an oral microcirculatory response after caloric challenge compared to healthy controls.
Methods: All patients and controls received the standard workup for CMI.
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