Use of Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index in Cardiac Surgery

This study evaluated whether the pulmonary artery pulsatility index (PAPi) collected before and after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is predictive and diagnostic of new onset right ventricular (RV) failure in the elective cardiac surgical population.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - October 21, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Lisa Q. Rong, Mohamed Rahouma, Peter J. Neuburger, Gabriel Arguelles, Jacqueline Emerson, Elizabeth Mauer, Christopher Tam, Linda Shore-Lesserson, Kane O. Pryor, Mario Gaudino Tags: Original Article Source Type: research