Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Dec 2005
Caudal anesthesia in pediatric cardiac surgery: does it affect outcome?
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of caudal anesthesia on outcomes (pediatric intensive care unit [PICU] length of stay, hospital length of stay, ventilatory time, early extubation rate) in pediatric patients undergoing congenital heart disease repair requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). ⋯ This retrospective study demonstrated that postinduction placement of caudal anesthesia does not affect PICU or hospital length of stay. A well-controlled prospective study is needed to confirm these findings.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Dec 2005
Comparative Study Clinical TrialHemodynamic measurements after cardiac surgery: transesophageal Doppler versus pulmonary artery catheter.
The purpose of this study was to compare hemodynamic data derived from the transesophageal Doppler monitor (Medicina TECO, Berkshire, United Kingdom) against those obtained from a pulmonary artery catheter after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). ⋯ A transesophageal Doppler device (Medicina TECO) cannot be relied on as a sole method for monitoring cardiac output and derived hemodynamic variables in patients after CABG surgery.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Dec 2005
Meta AnalysisEffects of preemptive epidural analgesia on post-thoracotomy pain.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether preemptive thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) initiated before surgical incision would reduce the severity of acute post-thoracotomy pain and the incidence of chronic post-thoracotomy pain. ⋯ Preemptive TEA appeared to reduce the severity of acute pain but had no effect on the incidence of chronic pain.