Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2004
The incidence and risk of acute renal failure after cardiac surgery.
To evaluate outcome and risk factors of acute renal failure in a surgical population with or without preoperative renal dysfunction. ⋯ This study confirms that acute renal failure is one of the major complications of cardiac surgery, identifies the risk factors, and suggests that optimizing cardiac output and reducing CPB time could improve the outcome of patients at high risk of acute renal failure.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2004
Intrathecal morphine for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
To determine if preinduction intrathecal morphine is associated with successful intraoperative extubation in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. ⋯ It is concluded that intrathecal morphine is associated with a high intraoperative extubation rate in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. The authors' practice included 24-hour respiratory monitoring to detect delayed respiratory depression.