Comparison between propofol and total inhalational anaesthesia on cardiovascular outcomes following on-pump cardiac surgery in higher-risk patients: a randomised controlled pilot and feasibility study

Objectives Myocardial revascularisation and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) can cause ischaemia-reperfusion injury, leading to myocardial and other end-organ damage. Volatile anaesthetics protect the myocardium in experimental studies. However, there is uncertainty about whether this translates into cl...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Landoni, Michael Marber, Richard Evans, Gudrun Kunst, Tim Clayton, Gavin J Murphy, Steven Robertson, Benjamin Milne, Martin John, Pádraig Ó Scanaill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-05-01
Series:Open Heart
Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/11/1/e002630.full