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The usefulness of intraoperative epicardial two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography using a commercially available 5 MHz mechanical sector scanner was evaluated in 200 patients. The scanhead was inserted into a gas sterilized plastic bag and placed on the exposed heart. Unsuspected new diagnoses were made in 7 patients. In 68 patients additional morphologic information was obtained. This information influenced surgical management in 32 patients. Intraoperative echocardiographic analysis of the surgical correction revealed the expected results in 184 patients. In 16 patients the investigation provided important information in the decision of immediate reoperation. We conclude that epicardial two-dimensional echocardiography performed by the surgeon familiar with the interpretation of echocardiographic cross-sections yields important information for surgical management. The technique has become an important adjunct in our cardiac surgery department for immediate decision making and leads to optimal results.
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W J Gussenhoven, and
J Roelandt, and
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C M Ligtvoet, and
M M Haalebos, and
B Mochtar, and
F Leicher, and
M Witsenburg
March 1989,
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L A van Herwerden, and
W J Gussenhoven, and
J Roelandt, and
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M M Haalebos, and
B Mochtar, and
F Leicher, and
M Witsenburg
November 1988,
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L A van Herwerden, and
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J Roelandt, and
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M M Haalebos, and
B Mochtar, and
F Leicher, and
M Witsenburg
January 1990,
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L A van Herwerden, and
W J Gussenhoven, and
J Roelandt, and
E Bos, and
C M Ligtvoet, and
M M Haalebos, and
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F Leicher, and
M Witsenburg
August 1988,
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L A van Herwerden, and
W J Gussenhoven, and
J Roelandt, and
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M M Haalebos, and
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F Leicher, and
M Witsenburg
January 1987,
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L A van Herwerden, and
W J Gussenhoven, and
J Roelandt, and
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B Mochtar, and
F Leicher, and
M Witsenburg
September 1986,
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L A van Herwerden, and
W J Gussenhoven, and
J Roelandt, and
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M M Haalebos, and
B Mochtar, and
F Leicher, and
M Witsenburg
June 1985,
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L A van Herwerden, and
W J Gussenhoven, and
J Roelandt, and
E Bos, and
C M Ligtvoet, and
M M Haalebos, and
B Mochtar, and
F Leicher, and
M Witsenburg
May 1990,
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L A van Herwerden, and
W J Gussenhoven, and
J Roelandt, and
E Bos, and
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M M Haalebos, and
B Mochtar, and
F Leicher, and
M Witsenburg
April 2014,
Anesthesia and analgesia,
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W J Gussenhoven, and
J Roelandt, and
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M M Haalebos, and
B Mochtar, and
F Leicher, and
M Witsenburg
January 1986,
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