Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Dec 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialRemifentanil-clonidine-propofol versus sufentanil-propofol anesthesia for coronary artery bypass surgery.
To compare a remifentanil-clonidine-propofol regimen with conventional sufentanil-propofol anesthesia. ⋯ Compared with a sufentanil-propofol regimen, an anesthetic regimen for CABG surgery that combines remifentanil, clonidine, and propofol provides similar hemodynamics. The remifentanil-clonidine regimen reduces catecholamine levels and hastens recovery from anesthesia.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Dec 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialCentrifugal versus roller head pumps for cardiopulmonary bypass: effect on early neuropsychologic outcomes after coronary artery surgery.
To test the hypothesis that routine use of a centrifugal pump in the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit would result in a lower incidence of early neuropsychologic deficit when compared with conventional roller pumps. ⋯ There was no significant difference in the incidence of neuropsychologic deficit postoperatively with routine use of centrifugal pumps. The larger number of individual test deficits in the roller pump group suggest that further studies to assess the potential neuropsychologic benefits of the use of centrifugal pumps are warranted.