Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2007
Biography Historical ArticlePioneering cardiac anesthesia: the life and work of Emerson Moffitt, MD.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2007
Comparative StudyBlood concentrations of enflurane before, during, and after hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass.
The purpose of this study was to determine blood concentrations of enflurane delivered via a membrane oxygenator during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) with changes in the input enflurane concentration and temperature and to characterize the pharmacokinetics of enflurane washout during and after CPB. ⋯ It is concluded that exposure to enflurane concentrations greater than 0.8% during CPB can result in high blood concentrations.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2007
Randomized Controlled TrialThe release of systemic inflammatory mediators is independent of cardiopulmonary bypass temperature.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of systemic CPB temperature on the production of the key mediators of the systemic inflammatory response to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. ⋯ The release of systemic inflammatory mediators after cardiac surgery was independent of mild hypothermia (32 degrees C) versus normothermia (36 degrees C) during CPB.