Acta anaesthesiologica Belgica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Belg · Jan 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyDoes the use of a volatile anesthetic regimen attenuate the incidence of cardiac events after vascular surgery?
To compare the effects of a volatile anesthetic to a non-volatile anesthetic regimen on the incidence of postoperative cardiac events, including the postoperative elevation of troponin I values after arterial vascular surgery in high risk patients. ⋯ The results of this hypothesis-generating study suggest that potential beneficial effects on extent of postoperative myocardial damage in high risk patients undergoing arterial surgery will probably be more apparent in abdominal aortic surgery than in peripheral vascular surgery. Further sufficiently powered studies using a standardized protocol should now be performed to definitively address this question.