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Table 1 Hemodynamic parameters and patient positioning changes

From: Anesthetic management of a patient with left ventricular assist device undergoing robotic laparoscopic prostatectomy: a case report

Chart time (minutes since case start)

Event

LVAD PI

LVAD flow (L/min)

84

Abdominal insufflation

N/A

N/A

87

Trendelenberg positioning

5.9

3.8

104

Aortic valve opening

2.7

4.5

122

TEE insertion

2.8

4.5

125

None

3.3

4.4

175

None

2.6

4.5

206

Abdominal desufflation

N/A

N/A

210

Patient out of Trendelenberg

2.1

4.5

  1. PI pulsatility index, LVAD left ventricular assist device, TEE transesophageal echocardiogram, Chart time timestamp listed on anesthetic record provided in Fig. 1