Volatile anesthetics versus total intravenous anesthesia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: An updated meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials.

BACKGROUND:The benefits of volatile anesthetics in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients remain controversial. We aimed to conduct an updated meta-analysis to assess whether the use of volatile anesthetics during CABG could reduce mortality and other outcomes. METHODS:We searched eight dat...

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Main Authors: Xue-Feng Jiao, Xue-Mei Lin, Xiao-Feng Ni, Hai-Long Li, Chuan Zhang, Chun-Song Yang, Hao-Xin Song, Qiu-Sha Yi, Ling-Li Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224562