Effect of goal-directed therapy on outcome after esophageal surgery: A quality improvement study.

BACKGROUND:Goal-directed therapy (GDT) can reduce postoperative complications in high-risk surgery patients. It is uncertain whether GDT has the same benefits in patients undergoing esophageal surgery. Goal of this Quality Improvement study was to evaluate the effects of a stroke volume guided GDT o...

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Main Authors: Denise P Veelo, Mark I van Berge Henegouwen, Kirsten S Ouwehand, Bart F Geerts, Maarten C J Anderegg, Susan van Dieren, Benedikt Preckel, Jan M Binnekade, Suzanne S Gisbertz, Markus W Hollmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5333843?pdf=render