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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2024-05-01
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Series: | Open Heart |
Online Access: | https://openheart.bmj.com/content/11/1/e002630.full |