Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Feb 2007
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of nicardipine versus esmolol in attenuating the hemodynamic responses to anesthesia emergence and extubation.
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of intravenous (IV) nicardipine versus esmolol in controlling heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) responses to emergence and extubation. ⋯ Although esmolol, 1.5 mg/kg, IV was more effective than nicardipine, 0.03 mg/kg, IV for attenuating the HR response to extubation, nicardipine was more effective in controlling the BP response.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Feb 2007
Meta Analysis Comparative StudyRegional or general anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy? Evidence from published prospective and retrospective studies.
The aim of this study was to compare outcomes of patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy under regional or general anesthesia for any new neurologic impairment, stroke, stroke and/or death, death, and myocardial infarction. ⋯ The number of patients included in randomized controlled trials or even in prospective studies is too low to allow any conclusions on the differences in outcome between the 2 anesthetic techniques. Better outcomes are suggested when results from retrospective studies are added.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Feb 2007
Clinical TrialTemperature-related differences in mean expired pump and arterial carbon dioxide in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass.
To investigate the relationship between arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO(2)) and mean expired pump CO(2) during cardiopulmonary bypass (PeCPBCO(2)) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB during steady state, cooling, and rewarming phases of CPB. ⋯ Monitoring the mean expired CO(2) value from the CPB oxygenator exhaust scavenging port with a capnography monitor provides a continuous and noninvasive data source to aid in sweep flow CPB circuit management during CPB.